Phrases with «death squads»

The phrase "death squads" refers to groups of people who are organized with the purpose of carrying out killings, often in a secretive or extra-judicial (outside the law) manner. They are responsible for targeted assassinations or executions, usually on behalf of powerful individuals, governments, or organizations. Full definition

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Sentences with «death squads»

One was the drug - trafficking leader of a South American death squad. (nypost.com)
The numbers are higher if you include other Latin American countries where right wing death squads operated. (canadianlawyermag.com)
Let us remember the victims of death squads in El Salvador and Haiti, the victims of massacres in Guatemala, the victims of paramilitary and guerrilla violence in Colombia, the victims of rightwing and military violence in Chiapas, the victims of the military dictatorships in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Uruguay. (religion-online.org)
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Phrases with «death squads»

Sentences with «death squads»

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