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Meaning of "targeted civilians"

targeted civilians: a term used in military contexts to describe the intentional selection and attack of civilians as opposed to military targets during a conflict or war

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Yet these are terrorists who targeted civilians.
It targeted civilians and not combatants.
Both sides of the conflict specifically targeted civilians.
Other attacks targeted civilians and Dagestani police on a regular basis.
It angers me that these attacks so obviously targeted civilians.
It has repeatedly targeted civilians and symbols of the authority of the Malian state.
We did drop two nuclear bombs which specifically targeted civilians.
Terrorist groups had targeted civilians in Darfur.
The new thing was that these terrorist movements specifically targeted civilians.
They primarily targeted civilians.
There is evidence that suggests that Turkish forces may have intentionally targeted civilians.
Both government and opposition forces have targeted civilians based on their ethnicity.
The Contras were considered terrorists by the Sandinistas because many of their attacks targeted civilians.
Russia has bombed hospitals and targeted civilians from the air.
The Jordanian authorities had always condemned operations from both sides that targeted civilians.

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The attacks specifically targeted civilians and were strongly condemned by Amnesty International.
Iraqis claimed the Marines had deliberately targeted civilians.
Turkish invasion forces have targeted civilians in Til Rifat town of the Shehba Canton today.
OHCHR also received reports that armed opposition groups were deploying snipers who targeted civilians.
The Chechen Armed Forces have never targeted civilians and never will.
Again, he targeted civilians in collective retribution.
The Yugoslav government insisted that NATO had targeted civilians.
This attack clearly targeted civilians and, therefore, may constitute a war crime.
Both Ittihad and Wahdat forces have severely targeted civilians in their war.
Terrorist attacks directly targeted civilians and public gathering places, including restaurants, mosques and markets.
However, this is the first attack that targeted civilians in the area.
The bomber targeted civilians who were registering for national identification cards, Kabul police said.
I am outraged by the unprecedented attacks that have targeted civilians and humanitarian infrastructures . ”.
In his view, indigenous movements would not quality as terrorist groups unless they targeted civilians.
In some cases, government forces directly targeted civilians on the basis of their ethnicity.
It also condemns all attacks, including the recent terrorist acts, that indiscriminately targeted civilians.
He rejected allegations that the armed forces targeted civilians in their counter-insurgency activities.
Like most of the Palestinian attacks, the latest specifically targeted civilians.
During the conflict, " militants regularly targeted civilians and carried out numerous extrajudicial executions.
Boko Haram's attacks have increasingly targeted civilians.
HRW noted that the LTTE has directly targeted civilians with remote-controlled landmines and suicide bombers.
According to BennyMorris, it was the Irgun that first targeted civilians.
Extremist anti-Government armed groups have targeted civilians in attacks across the northern governorates.
In Sri Lanka, the terrorists have deliberately targeted civilians.
In Syria and Iraq, terrorists had targeted civilians of all faiths and backgrounds.
As in previous attacks, such as Caxito, UNITA personnel deliberately targeted civilians.
Sunday night 's bombing targeted civilians in the crowded Gungoren district of Istanbul.
Bosnian Serb forces have sporadically, but with deadly effect, targeted civilians in Maglaj.
First, they have targeted civilians or non-combatants for political purposes.
There have also been reports that, on occasion, Russian forces deliberately targeted civilians during hostilities.
Terrorist attacks directly targeted civilians and public places, including cafés, parks, restaurants, mosques and markets.
According to Benny Morris, it was the Irgun that first targeted civilians.
The occupation aircraft targeted civilians everywhere, ” Abu Jaber, a Gaza resident, told MEE.
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Thereafter, Japanese bombers targeted civilians in Nanjing, Wuhan, Chongqing and other cities.

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