May 21, 2013
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A civilian under international humanitarian law is a person who is not a member of his or her country's armed forces or other militia. Civilians are distinct from combatants. They are afforded a degree of legal protection from the effects of war and military occupation. In US parlance, a civilian is also considered one not on active duty in the armed services or not on a police or firefighting force.
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![NATO air strike kills three children in southern Afghanistan [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-12286000/12286845/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=265db8d18bf17a9d0fdf857abff05abf)
![Israeli forces kill two civilians near border with Egypt and Gaza Strip [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-7163000/7163486/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=ab4d19c0fcaa42fd7165f96e2dff70cd)
![Egyptian court suspends military's power to arrest civilians [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-6286000/6286773/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=cce72d47a0ab381cf1fe68294fedb27e "A soldier watches as people wait outside a polling station in Cairo May 24, 2012: REUTERS/Ammar Awad")
![NATO apologizes for Afghan civilian deaths [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-5476000/5476248/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=de13345b47229cef577c000901eb7806)
![NATO air strike kills 18 civilians in Afghanistan [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-5281000/5281084/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=8faccb46a7e1e83b2d82e054fbbfcdfc "Afghan men search for the bodies of people killed in a NATO air strike in Logar province June 6, 2012: REUTERS/Stringer")
![NATO admits to killing Afghan family of six in Helmand Province [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-4138000/4138105/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=7a2cf5c12fa7c9d67940a33607c54524)
![NATO air strikes kill civilians across four Afghan provinces [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-4101000/4101294/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=3c427e86068d6874f9c9abaf5d657c4e)
![US blast kills ten Afghan civilians [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-312000/312455/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=adfabeae7a63f7a4917c274799455aa5)