# human shield

> deliberate placement of non-combatants in or around combat targets to deter an enemy from attacking those targets

**Wikidata**: [Q121397](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121397)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_shield)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/human-shield


## References

1. [Human Shields: A History of People in the Line of Fire. 2020](https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=j3LnDwAAQBAJ&redir_esc=y)
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
3. BBC Things
4. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File