Sentence examples for attacks on populations from inspiring English sources

The UN also says that its efforts to bring humanitarian relief to those in need are being severely undermined due to continued attacks on populations in Darfur – part of an ongoing conflict that has pitted rebels against government forces and allied militias since 2003.

Harsh criticism by Mr. Karzai led to stronger rules on the use of airstrikes by American forces last year, effectively halting such attacks on population centers and homes.

One such example is the series of one-sided condemnations of Israel that surface whenever Israel responds to missile attacks on civilian populations that are launched from the Gaza strip.

However the UN report documents multiple attacks on civilian populations.

For all of them, attacks on civilian populations have become normal.

*Two counts of war crimes for attacks on civilian populations in Darfur.

They have long considered those raids leading examples of how a well-established moral principle, forbidding direct attacks on civilian populations, collapsed.

The prime minister, François Fillon, who also planned to meet Mr. Abdel-Jalil on Wednesday, was quoted in news reports as saying France would intensify airstrikes "to prevent Qaddafi forces from pursuing their attacks on civilian populations".

The prosecutor's charges include three counts of genocide in the killings of people in the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa ethnic groups; five counts of crimes against humanity involving murder, extermination, forcible transfer, torture and rape; and two counts of war crimes involving attacks on civilian populations in Darfur and the pillaging of towns and villages.

Wednesday's strike provoked outrage from the UN, which condemned the attacks on civilian populations seeking safety in an unusually strong manner.

Attacks on civilian populations seem to be terrifyingly common at the moment and have been carried out by maniacs with their own motivations and sicknesses.