death squad

Example Sentences

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Speaking during a debate in Parliament a few months earlier, he told the House of Commons that "the allegation that our armed forces operated so-called death squads in Afghanistan" was "simply not true".

From BBC

Hollywood actor Don Cheadle played Rusesabagina in the hit movie “Hotel Rwanda,” which was inspired by his experiences as a hotel manager protecting Tutsi guests from Hutu death squads.

From Washington Post

Its death squad Hamas already attacked Israel with thousands of missiles, as they, too, were looking forward to a “return to normal.”

From Washington Times

Her father is serving a prison sentence for corruption and ordering death squads to carry out massacres that killed 25 people during a crackdown on leftist insurgents.

From Reuters

He eventually returned to Peru and was arrested on charges that linked him to death squads.

From Washington Post