Double tap strike

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A double tap is originally a shooting technique where two shots are fired in rapid succession at the same target. More recently it has expanded to refer to the practice of following a strike, e.g., a missile, air strikes, artillery shelling or improvised explosive device attack with a second strike several minutes later, hitting emergency responders and medical personnel rushing to the site. [1] [2] [3] [4] A Florida Law Review article argued that the practice likely is a war crime since it grossly violates the Geneva Conventions of 1949, which prohibit targeting civilians, the wounded, or those no longer able to continue fighting. [5]

While the practice is not new,[ citation needed ] the double-tap strikes became easier to execute with introduction of the drone warfare and, along with signature strikes, became the subject of debate during the US war in Afghanistan. [6] Double-tap strikes have been used by Saudi Arabia during its military intervention in Yemen, [7] [8] by the United States in Pakistan and Yemen, [9] [10] [11] , by Israel in Gaza in 2014 [12] and also during Israel-Hamas war in 2024 [13] , by Russia and the Syrian government in the Syrian civil war [14] [15] and by Russia and Ukraine in the Russo-Ukrainian War, especially in the full-scale invasion in 2022. [16] [17]

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References

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  2. ↑ Woods, Chris; Yusufzai, Mushtaq (August 1, 2013). "Drone strikes in Pakistan -- Get the Data: The return of double-tap drone strikes". The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. Archived from the original on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Julian Thompson; Marius Rehn; Hans Morten Lossius; David Lockey (24 September 2014). "Risks to emergency medical responders at terrorist incidents: a narrative review of the medical literature". Critical Care. 18 (5): 521. doi: 10.1186/s13054-014-0521-1 . PMC   4422304 . PMID   25323086.
  4. ↑ "Secondary Devices a Primary Concern | Office of Justice Programs". www.ojp.gov. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  5. ↑ Alexander, Samuel (2018-02-21). "Double-Tap Warfare: Should President Obama Be Investigated for War Crimes?". Florida Law Review. 69 (1): 261. ISSN   1045-4241.
  6. ↑ Grieco, Ikenberry & Mastanduno 2022, pp. 303−304.
  7. ↑ Dehghan, Saeed (16 September 2016). "'After an hour the plane came back': repeated airstrikes take toll on Yemeni civilians". theguardian.com.
  8. ↑ "The Human Rights Abuses in Yemen's "Forgotten War"". Time. 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  9. ↑ Taylor, Jerome (2012-09-25). "Outrage at CIA's deadly 'double tap' drone". London: Independent. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
  10. ↑ Friedersdorf, Conor (2013-10-24). "Drone Attacks at Funerals of People Killed in Drone Strikes". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  11. ↑ "Drones kill rescuers in 'double tap', say activists". BBC News. 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
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  13. ↑ Mellen, Riley (2024-07-14). "Israel Struck Twice in Its Attack on Al-Mawasi, Videos and Photos Show". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  14. ↑ "Idlib 'double tap' air strikes: Who's to blame?". BBC News. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
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  16. ↑ Epstein, Jake. "Russia is bombing the same targets moments apart to kill Ukrainian rescue crews that arrive to save survivors". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  17. ↑ "Attacks in Russian-occupied Ukrainian regions leave 28 dead, Moscow-appointed officials say". AP News. 2024-06-08. Retrieved 2024-06-09. He said Ukrainian forces had 'deliberately made a repeat strike to create greater numbers of casualties' when 'residents of nearby houses ran out to help the injured.'

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