Abstract
The term, "targeted killing" is currently most often used to refer to the killing of terrorists by members of the security agencies of liberal democratic states. The most spectacular example of this was the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. Special Forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan, in 2011. Other notable examples are the killing of members of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and Hamas members by Israeli Mossad operatives and the Israeli Defense Force (IDF). In Afghanistan and in the tribal areas of Pakistan (Federally Administered Tribal Areas, or FATA'especially North Waziristan), the US military and the CIA have used unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones to kill large numbers of suspected terrorists.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 317-340 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | Public Affairs Quarterly |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2014 |
