A war crime is a violation of the laws of war that gives rise to individual criminal responsibility for actions by combatants in action, such as intentionally killing civilians or intentionally killing prisoners of war, torture, taking hostages, unnecessarily destroying civilian property, deception by perfidy, wartime ...
The term collateral damage, a euphemism for civilian casualty, came into usage during the Vietnam War and over several decades became entrenched in U.S. armed forces jargon. But long before the phrase was coined there were non-combatant victims of wars.
Civilians can never be deliberately and indiscriminately targeted, and to do so is a war crime. The same is true for targeting civilian property, especially hospitals, schools and cultural properties, or items essential to the population's survival, such as crops, farm animals or water supplies.
Battle casualty
Any casualty incurred as the direct result of hostile action, sustained in combat or relating thereto, or sustained going to or returning from a combat mission.
The original term (casualty) meant a seriously injured patient. It was predominantly a military word, a general term for the accidents of service: after a battle the dead, the wounded, and the sick lumped together as “casualties”.
A casualty can be defined as any person who is lost to an organization by reason of having been declared beleaguered (member of an organized element that has been surrounded by a hostile force to prevent escape of its members), besieged (member of an organized element that has been surrounded by a hostile force for ...
In its military sense, the term "casualty" includes all those who are killed in action or who die of wounds, as well as those who are wounded, listed as missing, or taken prisoner of war.
The term "casualties of war" has been around for a while and refers to the ugly downside of military victory. Anyone who loses life or limb, either in the fighting or as a civilian, is called a casualty.
Besieged: The casualty is a member of an organized element that has been surrounded by a hostile force, compelling it to surrender. Captured: The casualty has been seized as the result of action of an unfriendly military or paramilitary force in a foreign country.
RED: (Immediate) severe injuries but high potential for survival with treatment; taken to collection point first. YELLOW: (Delayed) serious injuries but not immediately life-threatening. GREEN: (Walking wounded) minor injuries.
Many peacekeeping missions have a mandate to protect civilians, in particular those under threat of physical harm. The Protection of Civilians (POC) is a responsibility which includes all parts of a peacekeeping mission, civilian, military and police functions.
The term "non-combatant" now refers to people in general who are not taking part of hostilities in time of war, rather than just civilians.
A bloodless war is generally a small conflict, crisis, or dispute between rival groups that is resolved without human death or injury, although the threat of violence usually seems very likely at the time.
Trauma persists well after conflict ends. One in five people living in active or recent war zones has depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia.
Killed in Action (KIA): This term wil be used to describe battle or hostile casualties or those who are killed outright in the presence of the enemy or die of wounds or other injuries before reaching any medical treatment facility.
WIA: wounded in action.
Missing in Action (MIA) Status: "Missing" is a casualty status, described by United States Code, that provides for missing members of the Military Service. Excluded are personnel who are absent-without-leave (AWOL), deserters, or dropped-from-the-rolls.
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A veteran (from Latin vetus 'old') is a person who has significant experience (and is usually adept and esteemed) and expertise in a particular occupation or field. A military veteran is a person who is no longer in a military.
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KIA: Killed in Action.
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“Casualties” includes wounded because they'll be out of action for a period, whether it's a few hours or longer, whereas “fatalities” is limited to those that are killed outright. Casualties includes wounded and dead while fatalities is only deaths.