Suicide mission

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The term suicide mission can refer to a task which is so dangerous for the people involved, that it is not expected that they will survive the attack. Sometimes the term is also used to describe a suicide attack, which is an operation where the involved person or people actively commits suicide during the execution, examples are kamikaze attacks and suicide bombers.[1]

In the military, soldiers can be ordered to perform very dangerous tasks. In October 2004, during the Iraq War, 19 soldiers in the US Army refused orders to drive unarmored fuel trucks near Baghdad, calling the task a "suicide mission". Those soldiers faced investigations for breakdown of discipline.[2]

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  1. ^ Examples: [1], [2]
  2. ^ Doubts about US morale in Iraq as troops refuse 'suicide mission' The Guardian, October 16, 2004


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