Sentences with phrase «in civilian areas»

The high casualty rate from the indiscriminate use of drones in civilian areas and use for extrajudicial executions.

Go ask the Gazans why they would allow Hamas to build tunnels under civilian apartment blocks, hide weapons in homes and mosques, and place powerful IEDs in civilian areas to target Israel's army.

On a visit to Russia's Far East where he opened a new gas pipeline system to China, Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, retorted accused the Ukrainian army of firing indiscriminately in civilian areas.

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Oil's price also has been firming as Houthi rebels in Yemen have increased a campaign of firing missiles into Saudi Arabia, both at oil facilities and civilian areas, but those efforts have so far failed.

«Rather, Russia and the Syrian regime have chosen to pursue a military course, inconsistent with the Cessation of Hostilities, as demonstrated by their intensified attacks against civilian areas, targeting of critical infrastructure such as hospitals, and preventing humanitarian aid from reaching civilians in need,» the statement said.

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The Government of Canada could build on this momentum to develop an expanded MoU on civilian nuclear technology co-operation that includes research in pressurized heavy water reactor technology, nuclear medicine and other areas discussed by the prime ministers.

The United Nations human rights expert on Myanmar voiced deep concern on Tuesday at a sharply escalation in hostilities in Kachin state, citing reports of the army using aerial bombings, heavy weapons and artillery fire on civilian areas near China.

Some of these launching pits are located in areas near hospitals and schools in the heart of populated areas and institutions attended by a large number of people, making them difficult to attack because of the risk of civilian casualties.

Between 50 - 100,000 civilians remain stuck in the besieged areas.

However, on July 26th, sect members reportedly murdered two people in the Shaffa who had fled to the area following a series of attacks on Damboa in June and July which claimed the lives of an army commander, a police officer, 5 policemen, 16 soldiers, and many civilians.

Yolanda Foster, Amnesty International's Sri Lanka expert, said: «Blurring the distinction between civilians and combatants means that thousands of ordinary people, desperate to flee the conflict area, are at greater risk of reprisals and getting caught in the crossfire.»

Also on July 7, bandits suspected to be cattle rustlers had killed two policemen and a civilian in the Maigana District of Soba Local Government Area of the state.

However, paragraph 4 of SC Res 1973 «Authorizes Member States... to take all necessary measures, notwithstanding paragraph 9 of resolution 1970 (2011), to protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya» (emphasis added).

Civilian protection may be achieved by a stalemate in Libya with Gaddafi in control of the areas he currently controls and the rebels in control of the areas they control.

The armed forces also have a crucial role in providing marginalized areas with infrastructure and basic services, but if this is to enhance truly sustainable development, these interventions need to go along with strengthening civilian capacities.

Before that, air strikes had been used to force ISIS away from trapped civilians on Sinjar Mountain, averting another humanitarian crisis, and the bulk of American bombing has been in the Mosul Dam area, seeking to destroy the military hardware ISIS need to try and retake the dam off Kurdish Pershmerga militias.

There is a something undeniably strange and seemingly hypocritical about focusing relentlessly on one series of deaths in Syria when Saudi Arabia is able to bomb civilian areas in Yemen while still being given the red carpet treatment when Mohammed bin Salman visits Britain.

For someone looking to kill or terrify large numbers of civilians, chemical weapons are fantastic - they deliver shocking, horrible effects over huge areas for a relatively modest investment in fuel and ordinance weight.

In my view, para. 4 of Res 1973 does not prohibit the targeting of Gaddafi and authorises it where this is deemed necessary to protect civilians and civilian populated areas.

But civilians in these areas face multiple security threats.

Among the very worst - off are the 220,000 Syrian civilians trapped in areas besieged by either government or opposition forces.

He continued «We are here in court to institute a criminal case against the leadership of Miyetti Allah Kauttal Hore and some Fulani herdsmen who instigated attacks on innocent civilians between December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2018 in Guma and Logo local government areas of Benue State.

Enemy troops and civilians in areas under the control of the GAF have to be treated with the letter and spirit of the law.

MIDTOWN — Civilian Complaint Review Board leaders defended their new head Thursday after he was investigated for inappropriate workplace behavior in 2013, including calling an area where Hispanic workers sat as «el Barrio,» according to reports and the agency.

«On Sept. 12, 2016, we got an intelligence report by our civilian JTF in Gwange area in the town and we mandated them to arrest a woman who delivered a baby boy and came home without the baby.

He added that said five suicide bombers, a Civilian JTF and two others died in the separate attacks at Garki Muna village and Kaleri area of Gwange while one member of the civilian JTF died in the Civilian JTF and two others died in the separate attacks at Garki Muna village and Kaleri area of Gwange while one member of the civilian JTF died in the civilian JTF died in the process.

The suicide bombers according to reports two in number stormed the area, but the other one was said to have escaped without detonating his IED, a situation that men of the Civilian JTF and volunteered residents are combing the whole area with a view to arrest the fleeing suicide bomber.

By Sam Oyadongha, Yenagoa Some security operatives and civilians were feared killed following alleged violence in Ekeremor local government area during Bayelsa...

Operative paragraph 4 of the resolution also authorises Member States making the notifications so provided, and acting in co-operation with the UN Secretary - General, to take all necessary measures to protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, including Benghazi, while excluding a foreign occupation force of any form on any part of Libyan territory.

«After the Tornadoes had taken off we learned there were some civilians in the area,» said major general John Lorimer.

From his stern looks to his less warm approach towards «bloody civilians», residents of Muyibi street in Olodi Apapa area of Lagos, where he residents, concluded he was a personnel of the Nigerian Army and accorded him the honour due to a Military personnel.

Borno state police commissioner Damian Chukwu said one civilian was killed as locals in the Jiddari Polo area of the city fled the insurgents, while 12 were killed nearby in three separate suicide blasts.

Cluster bombs, which can either be dropped by planes or launched as artillery, are scattered over a large area but frequently fail to detonate, resulting in a serious hazard for civilians once conflicts have resolved.

From the first time he came to mainstream media's attention in 1994 proclaiming that the Gay Games in New York that year would spread AIDS in the city, to his resignation from the Civilian Complaint Review Board because of the constant protest from the LGBT community, to his attacks on the Harvey Milk School and his bussing in evangelical Christians from the tri-state area to stage a protest against gay marriage on the steps of the Bronx County Courthouse, he has crusaded against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

He proposes to create a statewide reconciliation commission to address police / community relations; recruit more minorities into law enforcement; make publicly available race and ethnic data on police actions; buy replacement vests, body cameras and bullet - proof glass for patrol cars in high crime areas; appoint an independent monitor to review police cases where an unarmed civilian dies and the case is not presented to the grand jury, or the grand jury fails to indict.

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 AreIn 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 Arein Mafa Local Government Area.

Five members of the civilian JTF were reportedly killed, and scores of others injured at a checkpoint in Konduha local government area of Borno state, northeast,...

The local security volunteer group, known as Civilian JTF in Konduga local government Area of Borno State claimed that it had arrested a notorious Boko Haram Kingpin, named Bashir who had been acting as Abubakar Shekau in some videos on the social media.

Boko Haram Suspect arrested for Sneaking into IDPs camp In continuation of battle to clear out of Boko Haram remnants from the North East, the local security volunteer group, known as Civilian JTF in Konduga local government Area of Borno State yesterday claimed that it had arrested a notorious Boko Haram Kingpin, named BashiIn continuation of battle to clear out of Boko Haram remnants from the North East, the local security volunteer group, known as Civilian JTF in Konduga local government Area of Borno State yesterday claimed that it had arrested a notorious Boko Haram Kingpin, named Bashiin Konduga local government Area of Borno State yesterday claimed that it had arrested a notorious Boko Haram Kingpin, named Bashir.

«Policemen led by the Divisional Police Officer and Civilian JTF operatives mobilized to the area and engaged the insurgents in a gun battle.

Five members of the civilian JTF were reportedly killed, and scores of others injured at a checkpoint in Konduha local government area of Borno state, northeast, Nigeria on Tuesday following a suicide attack.

According to him, troops and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) were conducting cordon and search operation in the area for any other suicide bomber lurking around.

General Irabor said, «Following a tip off, troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE and some Civilian JTF today (Sunday) went on a clearance patrol to Borgozo - Alargano general area in which they discovered large cache of arms and ammunitions concealed by Boko Haram terrorists.

Four gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko terrorist, on Tuesday, shot dead six members of vigilante youths known as civilian JTF in Damasak, Mobar Local Government Area of Borno State.

Bombardments by Syrian government forces have killed scores of civilians in the rebel - held Eastern Ghouta area outside Damascus, monitors say.

AAAS conducted a damage assessment of 24 village areas in the region of Tskhinvali, Georgia, to corroborate reports by Amnesty International of violence against civilians and property destruction during the Georgia - Russia conflict of August 2008.

When working in these areas, employees leave their civilian clothes behind, donning full lab attire that exposes only their face, neck, hair, and hands.

One current challenge his team is working on is, «How do you take a lot of reporting on civilian casualties in a certain area and then make it into a map - based Web site that both provides a lot of information and is actually a research tool — but doesn't do it in such a way that you basically scare people away from the issue» because it's too complicated or horrific, Bromley says.

Should scientists remove seismic databases from public view to prevent panic among civilians living in hazardous areas?