Human Shield
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Human shield controversy: Court martial of Major Gogoi completed; may face reduction of seniority
India | Mar 31, 2019, 03:54 PM ISTThe court martial proceedings against Major Leetul Gogoi, who was at the centre of the 2017 'human shield' controversy, have been completed and he may face reduction in seniority as a punishment for "fraternising" with a local woman in Srinagar last year, officials said.
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Pay Rs 10 lakh as ‘compensation’ to man tied to Army jeep: Rights body tells J&K govt
India | Jul 10, 2017, 08:58 PM ISTFarooq Ahmed Dar was picked up by an Army major and used as a "human shield" in April this year.
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ISIS has held 100,000 civilians as ‘human shields’ in Mosul’s Old City: UN
World | Jun 16, 2017, 05:45 PM ISTThe United Nations on Friday said that the Islamic State jihadists may be holding more than 1,00,000 Iraqi civilians as human shield in the Old City of Mosul
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Major who tied Kashmiri man to jeep as 'human shield' awarded for counter-insurgency ops
India | May 22, 2017, 09:08 PM ISTMajor Nitin Gogoi has been awarded commendation card by Army Chief General Bipin Rawat for 'sustained efforts' on counter-insurgency operations.
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FIR registered against Army over ‘human shield’ row in Budgam
India | Apr 17, 2017, 09:02 AM ISTAccording to reports, the FIR was registered at the Beerwa police station of Budgam district under sections 342/149/506 and 367 of the Ranbir Penal Code.
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2 Western Photojournalists Killed In Libya
World | Apr 21, 2011, 12:40 PM ISTMisrata (Libya) Apr 21: Two Western photojournalists, including an Oscar-nominated film director, have been killed in the besieged city of Misrata while covering battles between rebels and Libyan government forces. Two others working alongside them
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Libyan Rebels Fear Loses After NATO Attack Error
World | Apr 08, 2011, 05:34 PM ISTAjdabiya, Apr 8: Rebel fighters sent scouts Friday toward the contested oil port of Brega to seek clues on whether pro-government forces took advantage of a mistaken NATO airstrike that pounded opposition tanks and sent
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Rebels Slam NATO For Slowdown In Strikes
World | Apr 06, 2011, 09:04 PM ISTTripoli/Washington, Apr 6: Angry rebels today deprecated NATO for “slackening” the pace of its military campaign which faced fresh challenges with Muammar Gaddafi's troops changing tactics by using human shields to thwart air strikes.NATO officials