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{{short description|Non-combatants placed around a target to discourage enemy attacks}} {{other uses}} {{use mdy dates|date=September 2021}} [[File:Human shield - S. Solomko.jpg|thumb|''Human shield'' war postcard by [[Sergey Solomko]]]] A '''human shield''' is a [[non-combatant]] (or a group of non-combatants) who either volunteers or is forced to shield a legitimate military target in order to deter the enemy from attacking it. The 20th and 21st centuries had numerous operations that used involuntary human shields. Use of voluntary human shields have also had use, particularly with [[Mahatma Gandhi]] using the concept as a tool of resistance.{{war}}
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