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  • Trump expansion of land mine use may cause more civilian casualties, alienate allies

    Feb 12, 2020 1:30 pm by Los Angeles TimesIllinois in the News
    A Syrian Democratic Forces fighter looks out over a neighborhood on the outskirts of Raqqah, Syria, on Oct. 30, 2017. The city became a ghost town after it was sealed off to civilians because land mines had been planted throughout it. (Chris McGrath / Getty Images)

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    Los Angeles Times (Feb. 10) Illinois law professor Lesley Wexler writes about the implications of the Trump administration’s recently announced intent to expand the U.S. armed forces’ use of land mines.

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