Sentences with phrase «by civilians at»

About two decades later, the Firearm Owners» Protection Act effectively banned newly manufactured machine guns from being purchased by civilians at all.

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

A roundup of gun control and violence studies by writer German Lopez at Vox shows Americans represent less than 5 % of the world population but possess nearly 50 % of the world's civilian - owned guns, police are about three times more likely to be killed in states with high gun ownership, countries with more guns see more gun deaths, and states with tighter gun control laws see fewer gun - related deaths, among other sobering statistics.

Medical relief groups said dozens of civilians were killed, and one video circulated by activists showed the bodies of around a dozen men, women and children lifeless on the floor, some of them with foam at the mouth.

Taser, of course, is best known for the tiny stun guns carried by police and sometimes civilians, made particularly famous a few years ago when a student at the University of Florida screamed «Don't tase me, bro!»

«A responsible source at the Foreign ministry expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's full support for the American military operations on military targets in Syria, which came as a response to the Syrian regime's use of chemical weapons against innocent civilians,» a statement released by state news agency SPA said on Friday.

Their vehicle was hit by the first of five Kornet guided anti-tank missiles fired at an IDF convoy near Ghajar, on a civilian road near the border.

Date Country City Killed Injured Description 2011.04.05 Iraq Mosul 3 2 Three civilians at a car dealership are shredded by a suicide bomber.

They are largely incompetent at what they do, and are quickly upstaged by Captain Amazing (Greg Kinnear)-- this guy is a genuine superhero, who arrives just in time to save the day and completely upstages the «wannabe» heroes, who are treated as a joke by the police officers, villains, civilians on the scene, and Captain Amazing himself.

Last week, classified intelligence reports obtained by McClatchy belied the administration's repeated assertions that drones rarely kill civilians, that they are only aimed at terrorists who pose an imminent threat to the U.S., and that they identify intended targets accurately.

At the beginning when we started building the Federation, in the framework of the current policy, the State's hand was forced by the financial backers who said: «there needs to be civilian representation and approval of the programmes if you want us to fund them.»

Someone took footage from a low budget movie called «Desert Warrior», did a fast overdub to add the offensive comments, and put it out on the net to obscure the fact that these people in the lands attacked by the US are actually angry over invasion, conquest, looting, drone strikes against civilians, torture, and being shot at by the United States on behalf of Israel.

And we are all frightened at the prospect of the use of nuclear weapons by terrorists against innocent civilian populations.

According to disturbing reports coming out of Nigeria, at least 70 civilian villagers were killed by soldiers from Cameroon who may have mistaken them for members of the radical Islamic...

At least 82 civilians have been shot on - sight by pro-government forces, including at least 11 women and 13 childreAt least 82 civilians have been shot on - sight by pro-government forces, including at least 11 women and 13 childreat least 11 women and 13 children.

Standing at the edge of the crowd are two officers of the Roman army, their armor covered by civilian togas.

I insist that the Church would not condemn guerrilla action taken to free concentration camp inmates facing Nazi gas chambers, or the use of force by a civilian to stop killings such as those that took place at Columbine High School, or in a situation such as my example of a man killing infants in a nursery.

At least 20 unarmed men were executed by Syrian troops in Damascus, according to opposition activists, as the government said Monday that the country's chemical weapons were secure and would never be used against civilians.

Ahmed Mansour Qorany Sharara, who was 16 months old at the time, was also sentenced to additional three years for related charges by a civilian misdemeanor court.

Why a party that has long promoted the idea of pluralism in the expression of political ideas and always fought any kind of dictatorship be it civilian or military would allow this baseless assumption to simmer down and engulf its entirety can only be explained by Nana Addo and his clique of latter - day militants whose venom is only expressed at home but NOT outside our NPP borders.

He explained that, in an insurgent situation, «The civilian were caught between the devil and deep blue sea» at the heat of the crisis and as such, NSCDC is keying into the Operation Safe Corridor embarked upon by Nigerian Army in order to deradicalize the repentant Boko Haram terrorists.

Why it matters: President Buhari is scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on April 30, and both men would likely discuss further U.S. military assistance to Nigeria against the backdrop of serious human rights violations by security forces who use the same weapons to kill civilians.

A legislative body could expand the concept of arms in «common use» by permitting (or at least not prohibiting) civilian ownership, and if it reached a point where the courts found it to be «common,» then it would fall under Second Amendment protection.

Blake, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner James O'Neill announced the James Blake CCRB Fellowship, which is aimed at reducing the number of complaints probed by the Civilian Complaint Review Board without a full investigation, the mayor's office announced Wednesday.

An incoming Conservative government would slash civilian staff at the Ministry of Defence, potentially by as much as a quarter.

They're not happening by air: IS has no air force or civilian air fleet; and this would very likely have been subverted; and it's probably not even economically viable at all.

Following the accidental bombing by the Nigeria Air Force at the civilian community in Rann, Borno State, President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the action.

«We have seen what the terrorists can mercilessly do by shedding the blood of innocent civilians,» Mohamed told the protesters after they ended their march at a square in southern Mogadishu.

«Today's incident was a horrible attack carried out by Al - Shabab against innocent civilians that was not aimed at specific Somali government targets,» he said in a televised address to the nation.

Schneiderman's directive instructs the district attorneys to investigate when an unarmed civilian dies at the hands of law enforcement or when there's a «significant question raised» as to whether that was the case, as each D.A. determines is «appropriate under the circumstances until such time as you are directed otherwise in writing by the Special Prosecutor.»

In continuation of the offensive against remnants of Boko Haram terrorists, troops of 7 Division Garrison and 112 Battalion, assisted by some Civilian JTF, on Wednesday conducted clearing operations at Menari, Bulamari, Zangebe, Maafa, Mijigine, Baale and Kaltaram villages in Mafa Local Government Area.

The proposal falls short of calls by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman that he be given power to investigate the deaths of unarmed civilians at the hands of police.

It's not quite the same government: after a great international howl of condemnation at the junta, they handed over power to a civilian government controlling by the speaker of the Malian parliament in April 2012.

«Also, in a clearance operations troops of 25 Task Force Brigade today, at Galmasku, Muli, Chiralia, Maisani, Talala, Ajigin, Shetimalau, 1 and 2 and Dalomi also rescued 250 civilians held hostages by Boko Haram terrorists.»

The civilians were earlier rescued by troops of the soldier's battalion and were taken for investigation at the time the soldier shot and killed 5 of them.

«Two of the suicide bombers, strapped with suicide vests had attempted infiltrating Gamboru town at about 6.45 a.m. when they were sighted by a joint patrol team of vigilant troops and Civilian JTF at Unguwar Yobe area shortly before entering the town.

Two suspected Boko Haram spies were on Wednesday intercepted by the Civilian JTF at the Borno state deputy governor's office where the state government is...

«As I said when I received Amina Ali Nkeki, the rescued Chibok girl, our determination and commitment to the protection of our Children is unshaken, this Government is resolute in our efforts at rescuing all the missing Chibok Girls, the recent rescue of Amina Ali Nkeki and Sarah Luka by our gallant Soldiers and the Civilian JTF is a testimony to our unwavering resolve at defeating Boko Haram terrorists.

Tenney, whose son is a Marine at Camp Lejeune, N.C., said she was most impressed by the U.S. personnel - both civilian and military - that she met in Iraq.

MANHATTAN — NYPD Det. Patrick Cherry was quizzed by Civilian Complaint Review Board investigators Friday and admitted he was wrong to yell at an Uber driver in a rant caught on a viral video this week.

** KILL 3 ARMED BANDITS IN KADUNA STATE The Nigerian Military in a joint operation involving the Army, the Air force and Civilian JTF at the weekend, overcame an ambush attack launched by Boko Haram terrorists against troops at their camp in Chukungudu, Sambisa Forest -LSB-...]

The governor argued that Hamas had provoked the violence by firing missiles at Israeli civilian centers.

The Nigerian Military in a joint operation involving the Army, the Air force and Civilian JTF at the weekend, overcame an ambush attack launched by Boko Haram terrorists against troops at their camp in Chukungudu, Sambisa Forest vicinity, killing 19 terrorists including one of their wanted Commanders.

In an emailed statement, Wiley — who will depart for a job at the New School but will remain in the City Hall orbit by chairing the Civilian Complaint Review Board — said the mayor understands that MWBEs are an important part of tackling income inequality and that the city is fighting for tools the state uses to work with MWBEs.

For the first time, New Yorkers alleging misconduct by the police could seek redress at an independent civilian agency.

A day after activists and the families of civilians killed by police demonstrated outside Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Midtown office, they joined him at John Jay College as he signed an executive order making Attorney General Eric Schneiderman the special prosecutor for all cases statewide in which an officer is responsible for a civilian's death — making New York the first state to create such a role to oversee the controversial issue of police - involved homicides.

During a stop at the New York State Fair, Gillibrand said there's a humanitarian crisis in Syria that must be addressed by the United States and other countries, adding that Syrian President Bashar al - Assad must be put on notice that recent attacks against civilians are unacceptable to the world community.

The UK - based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said at least 100 civilians, including 20 children, were killed by...

DailyPost also gathered that over 20 military men were killed during attacks at Pompomari outpost, NAF headquarters gate, Staff Quarters outpost, 333 Artillery regiment, 707 / Airport, while four innocent civilians were also shot dead by insurgents at Kofa outskirts.

But at least for insurgent and terrorist attacks, the new model could be an important tool for keeping soldiers and civilians safer by offering «a really direct estimate of the future,» Johnson says.