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targeted killing

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The intentional killing by a government or its agents of a civilian or "unlawful combatant" who is not in that government's custody, and who is taking part in an armed conflict or terrorism, whether by bearing arms or otherwise, and is thus regarded by the government as having lost the immunity from being targeted that he or she would otherwise have under the Geneva Conventions.

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The Iraq War lifted targeted killing to an industrial scale.

The drone targeted killing campaign has also spread to Yemen.

The Nuer accused Kiir's security forces from the Dinka group of ethnically targeted killing.

Only when those procedures are effective and discriminating will targeted killing be both legal and moral.

"The relevant international law does not permit targeted killing far from battle zones".

Byman is working on a book about Israel's experiences with counterterrorism, including targeted killing.

So why does Bradley Strawser see targeted killing as a moral obligation?

The attack raised questions about the practice that Israel called "targeted killing".

On 3 November 2002, the United States carried out its first known targeted killing.

"Can Just War Theory Justify Targeted Killing" by professor Daniel Statman is an analysis of three thought processes used to discuss targeted killing rules: "contractualist", "collectivist", and "individualist".

Feinstein (D-Calif). said there were a total of 11 OLC opinions related to targeted killing.

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