It is not our practice to harm neutral civilians, which you clearly are.

This will not be achieved if depleted uranium weapons are used as they have the potential to harm civilians for decades to come.

Arab reluctance to support any action that could harm Iraqi civilians has led in the past to warnings across the region against military strikes.

Is it possible to kill only the bad guys without harming nearby civilians?

Historians have found no record of any escapee harming civilians.

And we will not try to harm civilians.

"There was no intent to harm civilians during this strike."

Its troops can fire on militia members preparing to harm civilians, rather than wait until they are seen killing them.

Turkish officials dismissed criticism from human rights groups that the operation would harm innocent civilians.

"I can understand accidentally harming civilians in the course of combat," he wrote.