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civil·ian ca·su·al·ties

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  1. Civilian casualties

    Civilian casualties occur in a general sense, when civilians are killed or injured by non-civilians, mostly law enforcement officers, military personnel, or criminals such as terrorists and bank robbers. Under the law of war, it is referred to civilians who perished or suffered wounds as a result of wartime acts. In both cases, they can be associated with the outcome of any form of action regardless of whether civilians were targeted directly or not.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of civilian casualties in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of civilian casualties in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of civilian casualties in a Sentence

  1. State Department spokesman John Kirby:

    We have seen some press reporting to that end, we have seen some Syrian civil society groups say that, i would tell you that we have other operational information that leads us to believe that Russian targeting has not only not been focused on ISIL( Islamic State) but has, in fact, caused collateral damage and some civilian casualties, to include some civil infrastructure.

  2. The Pentagon:

    Our noncombat support focuses on improving coalition processes and procedures, especially regarding compliance with the law of armed conflict and best practices for reducing the risk of civilian casualties.

  3. The Pentagon:

    As always, we examined how best to avoid civilian casualties in the execution of the strike and our actions were successful.

  4. Christopher Gunness:

    There are reports that large numbers of people have been displaced from Yarmouk Camp to the neighbouring area of Yalda. There are also reports of civilian casualties.

  5. Chris Karns:

    Accuracy is critically important in this war, carpet-bombing would not be effective for the operation we're in because Daesh doesn't mass as large groups. Often, they blend into population centers. We always look to minimize civilian casualties.

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