signature strike
nounEtymology
From the justification for such strikes being suspicious patterns of behavior thought to be "signatures" of terrorists.
Definitions
A military attack which is based on detecting suspicious activity rather than confirmed…
A military attack which is based on detecting suspicious activity rather than confirmed intelligence of terrorism.
- This group of civilians was marked as displaying suspicious behavior and consequently became the victime of a signature strike that killed twenty-three men and wounded twelve others, including a woman and three children.
- The United States does not disclose what behaviors justify a signature strike, nor does it provide any guidance on this issue.
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