Meanings of used against civilians in English

Chemical weapons were being used against civilians in Damascus by their own regime.

Every kind of weaponry was used against civilians, including jets and Scud missiles.

The arms and military equipment supplied by UK government should not be used against civilians.

Macron said on Thursday that he had obtained guarantees from Saudi Arabia that weapons were not being used against civilians.

In 2013, MPs voted against possible UK military action against President Assad's forces in Syria, after evidence chemical weapons were used against civilians.

In a telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday expressed concern over signs that chlorine bombs had been used against civilians in Syria.

But the weapons "were never used against civilians, civilian targets and civilian populated or nearby areas", the Georgian letter said, according to the coalition.

'I'm hearing rumors about anthrax being used against civilians in Iraq.