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As part of preparations for such a scenario the country has begun a five-day civil-defense drill to deal with the threat of a massive missile and rocket bombardment from several fronts: Iran, Syria, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.
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Gadhafi's army in the early days of the uprising, organized neighborhood militias and civil-defense forces to guard key installations from daily attacks.
Libyans Scramble in Face of Onslaught Yaroslav Trofimov 2011
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As part of preparations for such a scenario the country has begun a five-day civil-defense drill to deal with the threat of a massive missile and rocket bombardment from several fronts: Iran, Syria, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.
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Paulo, a leading daily newspaper, on Saturday reported that federal officials as recently as November admitted in documents that much of the country's civil-defense network is "unprepared" to respond to such emergencies.
Flooding in Brazil Claims More Lives Paulo Prada 2011
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Misrata's civil-defense groups have fought off multiple assaults by the government over the past week.
GOP Prods Obama on Libya Margaret Coker 2011
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As part of preparations for such a scenario the country has begun a five-day civil-defense drill to deal with the threat of a massive missile and rocket bombardment from several fronts: Iran, Syria, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.
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As part of preparations for such a scenario the country has begun a five-day civil-defense drill to deal with the threat of a massive missile and rocket bombardment from several fronts: Iran, Syria, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.
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Meanwhile, the World Bank said in a statement e-mailed to news media outlets Wednesday night that it is considering funding a project to restructure Brazil's civil-defense system at the federal, state and municipal levels.
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Government civil-defense and mining specialists have taken control of the mine site.
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European Pressphoto Agency Chilean President, Michelle Bachelet visits damaged city of Concepción At 5: 10 Saturday morning, just about an hour and a half after the quake, Ms. Bachelet arrived at the Chilean national disaster office for meetings with civil-defense officials.
New Test Matt Moffett 2010
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