deserter

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Firing squads have never been a predominant method of carrying out civilian death sentences and are more closely associated with the military, including the execution of Civil War deserters.

From Seattle Times

“We know that the Taliban has suffered significant attrition rates as well,” he said, adding the insurgents have faced a problem of deserters just as the government forces have.

From Washington Times

An incursion by a few dozen Venezuelan military deserters hoping to overthrow the country’s socialist leadership, backed by a former U.S.

From Washington Times

Its pilot said he was a deserter from Castro's armed forces.

From BBC

But in her telling, her only crime is having come to the aid of the forlorn troops when Guaidó and Colombia, after encouraging the deserters and offering them free housing and assistance, abandoned the men.

From Seattle Times