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minus-squarebestboyfriendintheworldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 hours agoCombatants fight in civilian areas regularly.
minus-squaremindlesscrollyparrot@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 hour agoAre you trying to say they’re targeting it at the combatants and therefore it is OK to use it in a civilian area? Because the photo just above makes it pretty obvious that it isn’t a weapon that can be used in a targeted fashion.
minus-squarebestboyfriendintheworldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 minutes agoYes, that’s legal under international humanitarian law. Being in a civilian area does not protect combatants from being targeted. Proportionality applies, but that’s it. That means attacking combatants in a civilian area has to serve a military objective.
Combatants fight in civilian areas regularly.
Are you trying to say they’re targeting it at the combatants and therefore it is OK to use it in a civilian area?
Because the photo just above makes it pretty obvious that it isn’t a weapon that can be used in a targeted fashion.
Yes, that’s legal under international humanitarian law. Being in a civilian area does not protect combatants from being targeted.
Proportionality applies, but that’s it. That means attacking combatants in a civilian area has to serve a military objective.