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• friendly fire — friend ly fire , n. (Mil.) Weapons fire[9], such as artillery or aerial bombardment, from one s own forces; used mostly when troops do damage or cause casualties among their own forces; as, the tank was hit by friendly fire. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• friendly fire — n. a discharge of weapons which, although aimed at an enemy, results in casualties to the side firing the weapons …   English World dictionary

• Friendly fire — For other uses, see Friendly Fire (disambiguation). Blue on blue redirects here. For other uses, see Blue on blue (disambiguation). Friendly fire is inadvertent firing towards one s own or otherwise friendly forces while attempting to engage… …   Wikipedia

• Casualties of the Iraq War — This article is about casualties for the war beginning in 2003. For other wars, see Iraq war (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

• friendly fire — 1. Insurance. a fire deliberately set and remaining contained, as in a fireplace or boiler, from which any resulting loss cannot be claimed as an insurance liability (opposed to hostile fire). 2. (in military combat) fire, as by artillery, by one …   Universalium

• friendly fire — friend′ly fire′ n. mil fire, as by artillery, by one s own forces, that causes casualties to one s own troops • Etymology: 1970–75 …   From formal English to slang

• Coalition casualties in Afghanistan — Casualties of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan redirects here. For civilian casualties, see Civilian casualties of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present). Coalition fatalities per month since the start of the war.[1] …   Wikipedia

• Canadian Forces casualties in Afghanistan — Canadian Forces personnel carry the coffin of a fallen comrade onto an aircraft at Kandahar Air Field, 1 February 2009 The number of Canadian Forces fatalities resulting from Canadian military activities in Afghanistan is the largest for any… …   Wikipedia

• British Forces casualties in Afghanistan since 2001 — The United Kingdom was one of the first countries which took part in Operation Enduring Freedom to topple the Taliban regime in autumn 2001. See Britain s role in the 2001 present Afghan war. As of 13 September 2008, British forces have suffered… …   Wikipedia

• 2006 Israel–Gaza conflict casualties timeline — Main article: 2006 Israel Gaza conflict This is the account of major events and casualties suffered by Israelis and Palestinians during the 2006 Israel Gaza conflict. Contents 1 2006 1.1 Late June 1.1.1 June 25, 2006 …   Wikipedia

• World War II casualties — World War II was humanity s deadliest war, causing tens of millions of deaths. The tables below provide a detailed country by country count of human losses.Total human lossesThe total estimated human loss of life caused by World War II was… …   Wikipedia