Sentences with phrase «within civilian populations»

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Especially challenging, here, are the non-state actors and terrorist organizations involved in a protracted conflict with regular state armies, which choose to operate from within civilian encampments, whether it is Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in the Palestinian territory, or the Twitter - savvy separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine, thus threatening to expose a large non-belligerent population to harm, injury or death.

Jack's experience was that there was a degree of panic within the ranks and the civilian population which he attributed to the confusion following the surprise attacks, the misunderstandings of orders issued to some of the military personnel (i.e.; to leave the town and form up in the bush down the track) and the lack of visible law and order.

In Section 2331 of Chapter 113 (A), defines terrorism as activities that: involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or of any State; (B) ``... activities that involve violent... or life - threatening acts... that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State and... appear to be intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and... (C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States...» (10) Subsequently paper will go deeper in counter-terrorism legislation of US.

Shenmue I & II is set within engrossing real - time open worlds that feel truly alive thanks to day - to - night cycles and weather changes, with a population of civilians who follow their own schedules.