civilian

A civilian is a person who is not a member of the military or a combatant force. They are a non-combatant in a conflict and are protected under international humanitarian law.

Why it’s in the news: Civilians are in the news due to their high casualty rates and suffering in ongoing conflicts in Ethiopia, Pakistan, and Ukraine.

Latest on civilian

• Russia's attacks on Kyiv test civilian resilience as winter looms
• Ethiopia fighting escalates in Tigray killing 52 civilians, medic tells the BBC
• Four civilians killed in Pakistani strikes in Afghanistan, Taliban says
• OpenAI extends cyber access to Ukraine for civilian defense
• Pakistan says it killed 28 militants, Taliban reports three civilian deaths
• Hundreds of civilians, POWs suffer sexual abuse in Ukraine war: UN
• Russian-occupied Crimea suspended civilian fuel sales this week, redirecting supplies to military and critical infrastructure after Ukrainian strikes on the peninsula

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