21. The group said the two countries shared that responsibility " as occupying powers ." 22. Q : What is the definition of an occupying power ? 23. The occupying powers committed numerous crimes against the ethnic Serb population in the region. 24. Under the 1949 Fourth Geneva Convention these are the responsibilities of the occupying power . 25. I don't think anybody views the United States as an occupying power in Afghanistan," 26. The annexation, and to them Israel remains an occupying power . 27. The United States maintains it has taken over those responsibilities as the occupying power . 28. But Venizelos said the Turkish government was responsible as the occupying power . ae-ggl 29. Does the ICRC consider the coalition forces to be occupying powers in those places? 30. Many Japanese were furiously resentful of the invading, occupying power , Moriyama apparently less so.