"But we must also make sure our civilians do not suffer."

That civilians will suffer their loss, there is no doubt.

It is also an environment in which innocent civilians will suffer and sometimes die.

Innocent civilians have already suffered tremendously since the war began.

Military actions by both sides have meant that mainly civilians suffer, unfortunately.

Can the Council use its good offices to ensure that civilians do not suffer from lack of medical assistance?

Amnesty International reported last year that civilians in the oil region had suffered violent abuses.

Four other civilians suffered gunshot wounds in the episode, which took place on Sept. 4, 2005.

And it is not the first time that pro-Gaddafi civilians have suffered reprisals.

Little has been discovered of civilian casualties, although certainly the civilians also suffered from starvation and diseases.