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| | <i>A statement released by the international coalition in Afghanistan, Resolute Support, accused insurgents of "using civilians as shield and cover."</i></ref> in 2018,<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46398620 Afghanistan war: US strike in Helmand killed 23 civilians, UN says] BBC News, Nov 30, 2018. | | <i>A statement released by the international coalition in Afghanistan, Resolute Support, accused insurgents of "using civilians as shield and cover."</i></ref> in 2018,<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46398620 Afghanistan war: US strike in Helmand killed 23 civilians, UN says] BBC News, Nov 30, 2018. |
| | <i>Nato said the Taliban had been using the building that was hit "as a fighting position", and accused the militants of continuously using civi as human shields.</i></ref> and in 2019.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49970353.amp Asim Umar: Al-Qaeda's South Asia chief 'killed in Afghanistan'] BBC News, Aug 8, 2019. | | <i>Nato said the Taliban had been using the building that was hit "as a fighting position", and accused the militants of continuously using civi as human shields.</i></ref> and in 2019.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49970353.amp Asim Umar: Al-Qaeda's South Asia chief 'killed in Afghanistan'] BBC News, Aug 8, 2019. |
| − | <i>Both US and Afghan forces often accuse the Taliban of using civilians as shields.</i></ref> | + | <i>Both US and Afghan forces often accuse the Taliban of using civilians as shields.</i></ref><ref>Civilians say Taliban use of human shields shows weakness, cruelty.' Dec. 12, 2018. https://afghanistan.asia-news.com/en_GB/articles/cnmi_st/features/2018/12/12/feature-02</ref> |
| − | <ref>Civilians say Taliban use of human shields shows weakness, cruelty.' Dec. 12, 2018. https://afghanistan.asia-news.com/en_GB/articles/cnmi_st/features/2018/12/12/feature-02</ref> | |
| | * [[ISIS]]<ref>Islamic State use of human shields slows final assault on ISIS . ABC News, Mar 4, 2019. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/islamic-state-human-shields-slows-final-assault-isis/story?id=61456501 ''The final assault on the last Islamic State enclave in Syria has slowed down after the discovery that ISIS was using civilians as human shields.''</ref><ref>'ISIS Using Mosul Civilians as Human Shields Amid Offensive.' Time, Mar 30, 2017. | | * [[ISIS]]<ref>Islamic State use of human shields slows final assault on ISIS . ABC News, Mar 4, 2019. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/islamic-state-human-shields-slows-final-assault-isis/story?id=61456501 ''The final assault on the last Islamic State enclave in Syria has slowed down after the discovery that ISIS was using civilians as human shields.''</ref><ref>'ISIS Using Mosul Civilians as Human Shields Amid Offensive.' Time, Mar 30, 2017. |
| | https://time.com/4717319/mosul-iraq-offensive-civilians-human-shields/</ref> | | https://time.com/4717319/mosul-iraq-offensive-civilians-human-shields/</ref> |