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Civilians, police protest against gang violence in Haiti after murder of six officers
•Streets were blocked with barricades the day after gangs, who control much of Haiti and regularly kidnap people for ransom, attacked police headquarters in Liancourt, a town in the north of Haiti, killing six officers
Ukrainian civilians vanish and languish in Russian-run jails
•Ukraine's top human rights organization, Center for Civil Liberties, has requests concerning around 900 civilians captured by Russia since the war began, with more than half still in custody
Ukraine war: Russian Kalibr cruise missiles kill at least 23 civilians, wound over 100 in Vinnytsia
•The missile strike took place as government officials from about 40 countries met in The Hague, Netherlands, to discuss coordinating investigations and prosecutions of potential war crimes committed in Ukraine
Arunachal Pradesh: Army personnel 'mistakenly' shoot at two civilians in Tirap
•Naga Students' Federation condemned the incident and sought strict punishment for the guilty besides complete removal of AFSPA from all Naga-inhabited areas in the Northeast
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Civilians fleeing Mariupol share stories of street-to-street gun battles
•As Russia intensified its effort to pound Mariupol into submission, its ground offensive in other parts of Ukraine has become bogged down. Analysts say, with Russia bombarding cities, the conflict is turning into a grinding war of attrition
Indian among 12 civilians injured by falling debris as Saudi blows up drone fired by Yemeni rebels
•The Houthi rebels have taken responsibility for several drone attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities in the past
Anand Mahindra backs TOD' proposal for civilians; Group may recruit those who serve in Indian Army for 3 years
•The Indian Army is considering a proposal--'Tour of Duty' (ToD) or 'Three Years Short Service' scheme, under which civilians could be allowed to join the force for a three-year tenure as officers and in other ranks for a variety of roles, even frontline fighters.
Indian Army considering 'game-changing' proposal of three-year tenure for civilians, say top military sources
•In a transformational move, the Indian Army is considering a proposal to allow civilians including young working professionals to join the force for a three-year tenure as officers and in other ranks for a variety of roles, even of front-line fighters.
Death of 7 civilians in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam: Amnesty India calls for 'impartial investigation'
•The Amnesty India Wednesday said there should be an "independent and impartial" investigation into the death recently of seven civilians in a blast at Kulgam district in South Kashmir and those responsible for it should be brought to justice.
Two militants killed, four civilians injured in gunfight in J&K's Shopian; gunman's father dies of shock after news of encounter
Fp Staff •A security personnel was injured in a gunbattle with militants while three civilians were hurt during clashes with law enforcement agencies near the encounter site in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said.