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A Lesson on Civilians in War From American History
Incompetent commanders have hidden behind the skirts of women and children for as long as armed conflict has been around.
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UN: Nearly 19,000 Civilians Killed in Iraq in Under 2 Years
At least 18,802 civilians were killed and another 36,245 were wounded in Iraq between the start of 2014 and Oct. 31 of last year as Iraqi forces battled the ISIS group
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Syria: Israeli Air Raids Kill 5 Civilians, 1 Soldier
Israel’s air force carried out a drone strike in southern Syria on Friday, killing five civilians, while a soldier was killed and seven wounded in an air raid overnight
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Report: US-led Airstrikes in Iraq, Syria Killed Many Civilians
U.S.-led airstrikes targeting the ISIS group in Iraq and Syria likely have killed hundreds of civilians
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Activists: Syria Warplane Crashes, Killing and Wounding Many
Air raids and the subsequent crash of a Syrian warplane in a residential area in the northwestern town of Ariha on Monday killed and wounded dozens of people, two activist groups said
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Rights Group: South Sudan Troops Committed War Crimes
An international human rights group says South Sudanese troops committed war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity
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Suicide Bomber Kills 15 People in Northern Afghanistan
A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden vest among a crowd of shoppers at a market in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people
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UN Rights Body Backs Call for Accountability in Gaza War
The U.N.’s top human rights body backed calls Friday for accountability in last year’s conflict in Gaza, in which hundreds of Palestinian civilians and six Israeli civilians were killed
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Afghan Suicide Bombing Blamed on ISIS Kills 35
A motorcycle-riding suicide bomber attacked a bank branch Saturday in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 35 people
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A Lesson on Civilians in War From American History
Incompetent commanders have hidden behind the skirts of women and children for as long as armed conflict has been around.
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UN: Nearly 19,000 Civilians Killed in Iraq in Under 2 Years
At least 18,802 civilians were killed and another 36,245 were wounded in Iraq between the start of 2014 and Oct. 31 of last year as Iraqi forces battled the ISIS group
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Syria: Israeli Air Raids Kill 5 Civilians, 1 Soldier
Israel’s air force carried out a drone strike in southern Syria on Friday, killing five civilians, while a soldier was killed and seven wounded in an air raid overnight
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Report: US-led Airstrikes in Iraq, Syria Killed Many Civilians
U.S.-led airstrikes targeting the ISIS group in Iraq and Syria likely have killed hundreds of civilians
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Activists: Syria Warplane Crashes, Killing and Wounding Many
Air raids and the subsequent crash of a Syrian warplane in a residential area in the northwestern town of Ariha on Monday killed and wounded dozens of people, two activist groups said
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Rights Group: South Sudan Troops Committed War Crimes
An international human rights group says South Sudanese troops committed war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity
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Suicide Bomber Kills 15 People in Northern Afghanistan
A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden vest among a crowd of shoppers at a market in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people
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UN Rights Body Backs Call for Accountability in Gaza War
The U.N.’s top human rights body backed calls Friday for accountability in last year’s conflict in Gaza, in which hundreds of Palestinian civilians and six Israeli civilians were killed
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Afghan Suicide Bombing Blamed on ISIS Kills 35
A motorcycle-riding suicide bomber attacked a bank branch Saturday in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 35 people
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