This is to allow civilians trapped in the combat zone to celebrate the new year.

For the first time since the country adopted a parliamentary government 66 years ago, its army has stood by and allowed civilians to handle the economy.

The Navy has since halted the practice of allowing civilians to take the controls of military equipment, pending a review.

About 6,000 soldiers closed off exits to the city's southern suburbs, allowing civilians to leave.

At first the Finnish Army did not allow civilians into the town.

He was the one who made the rule which allowed civilians to check out their weapons and practice at the firing range.

In my jeans and sweater, I was obviously a civilian in a place where the cops didn't normally allow civilians.

It also calls for the lifting of Serbian roadblocks to allow civilians and relief supplies to move freely.

In some places under Israeli control, soldiers allow Palestinian civilians on the roads.

Little food is available in Jalalabad, but the Government is allowing few civilians to pass through their checkpoints.