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Noun Concept
Categories: Military scandals, Articles with short description, Friendly fire incidents, Military operations by type, Military terminology
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friendly fire  fratricide
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Fire that injures or kills an ally WordNet 3.0
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Fire that injures or kills an ally WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In military terminology, friendly fire or fratricide is an attack by belligerent or neutral forces on friendly troops while attempting to attack enemy/hostile targets. Wikipedia
Inadvertent firing towards one's own or otherwise friendly forces. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Attack on friendly forces misidentified as hostile ones Wikidata
Weapons fire from allied or friendly forces, as opposed to fire coming from enemy forces or enemy fire. Wiktionary
Fire from allied or friendly forces. Wiktionary (translation)