States participating in the force were authorised to use all necessary measures to fulfil the mandate.

It is unclear how many of the thousands of Americans participating in the force would be armed troops.

Boris Yeltsin sent Victor Chernomyrdin to see me to discuss Russia's interest in ending the war and its apparent willingness to participate in the peacekeeping force afterward.

Females also participated in the force and they were in the signal and medical companies.

Eritrea also would most likely be barred from participating in the peacekeeping force under the resolution.

States participating in the multinational force could use all necessary measures to fulfil its mandate and all states were asked to contribute to the operation.

Meanwhile, soldiers of countries participating in the multinational force that were not party to the ICC were exempted from its jurisdiction.

In the months after the initial phase of the war, Danish troops participated in the multi-national force stationed in Iraq.

NATO said today that agreement had been reached with 14 non-member countries to participate in the Bosnian force.

Russian and Ukrainian soldiers should participate in the peacekeeping force, but overall command must be retained by Western nations.