Protecting civilians in an urban conflict lessons learned from Australia’s deployment following the Timor Leste crisis 2006-2007
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2014-04-14
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Australian Civil Military Centre
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Abstract
The protection of civilians in urban conflict environments is a dynamic of contemporary
peacekeeping operations which has received far less attention than it deserves. Urban
zones are fast becoming the new territories of conflict and violence and this, what has been
termed, the “new military urbanism”, is recognised within contemporary military doctrine1 as
a defining feature of modern warfare and armed conflict. However, inadequate consideration
of the implications of urban epicentres of conflict on the protection of civilians has been given
in the context of peacekeeping operations. The specific characteristics and dynamics of
violence generated by an urban environment create unique challenges for the protection of
civilians and have considerable implications for how peacekeepers implement protection of
civilian mandates.
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Timor Leste, Protection of Civilians, Australian Defence Force, Australian Federal Police
Citation
Protecting Civilians in an Urban Conflict Lessons Learned from Australia’s Deployment Following the Timor Leste Crisis 2006-2007, 2014, pp. ? - ? (28)