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Noun Concept
Categories: War crimes by type, Human rights abuses, Terrorism tactics, Articles with permanently dead external links, Activism by type
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human shield  Human Sheild  Human shielding  human shields  Living shield
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A human shield is a non-combatant who either volunteers or is forced to shield a legitimate military target in order to deter the enemy from attacking it. Wikipedia
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A human shield is a non-combatant who either volunteers or is forced to shield a legitimate military target in order to deter the enemy from attacking it. Wikipedia
Deliberate placement of non-combatants in or around combat targets to deter the enemy from attacking them. Wikipedia Disambiguation
The use of civilians to deter an attack in warfare Wikipedia Disambiguation
Deliberate placement of non-combatants in or around combat targets to deter an enemy from attacking those targets Wikidata
Civilians deliberately placed in or around combat targets to deter an enemy from attacking those targets. Wiktionary
Civilians placed in or around targets. Wiktionary (translation)
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Human Sheild, Human Shield, Human shielding, human shields, Living shield, Meatshield

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