Definitions
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- noun fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons
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Examples
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Donovan saw more intense combat, but Truman had been a conscientious artillery captain, receiving commendations from his superiors and reacting coolly when German field guns and planes rained counterfire on the battery he commanded.
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
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Donovan saw more intense combat, but Truman had been a conscientious artillery captain, receiving commendations from his superiors and reacting coolly when German field guns and planes rained counterfire on the battery he commanded.
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
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The soldiers responded at first with counterfire but then paused because of the "OGA dropping bombs," including three 500-pound explosives, according to an Army field report.
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The soldiers responded at first with counterfire but then paused because of the "OGA dropping bombs," including three 500-pound explosives, according to an Army field report.
U.S. covert paramilitary presence in Afghanistan much larger than thought 2010
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The soldiers responded at first with counterfire but then paused because of the "OGA dropping bombs," including three 500-pound explosives, according to an Army field report.
U.S. covert paramilitary presence in Afghanistan much larger than thought 2010
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When Palestinian militants launch rocket attacks intentionally from within civilian Palestinian areas intentionally against Israeli civilians, they are themselves responsible -- and no one else is -- for the civilian deaths caused by Israeli counterfire.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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When Palestinian militants launch rocket attacks intentionally from within civilian Palestinian areas, using civilians as human shields as they intentionally target Israeli civilians, they are themselves responsible -- and no one else is -- for the civilian deaths caused by Israeli counterfire.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Entire blocks of stores and homes have been destroyed; services have been disrupted; and families have endured a barrage of fire and counterfire rendering what passes as normality in Gaza a distant memory.
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When Palestinian militants launch rocket attacks intentionally from within civilian Palestinian areas, using civilians as human shields as they intentionally target Israeli civilians, they are themselves responsible -- and no one else is -- for the civilian deaths caused by Israeli counterfire.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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When Palestinian militants launch rocket attacks intentionally from within civilian Palestinian areas, using civilian as human shields as they intentionally target Israeli civilians, they are themselves responsible -- and no one else is -- for the civilian deaths caused by inevitable Israeli counterfire.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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