Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-01-20 21:49:53 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 52814AC3E7AC75B0FEAF97F013DE46DD8836571B3E1868CBCB16FB444033AB17
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Original Note:
The civilian vehicles were driven by Iraqi soldiers who stole them, and a retreat is an attempt to regroup away from a combat zone, not a surrender; these retreating forces were legitimate targets even if they were outgunned. https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,972526,00.html https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary-ihl/v1/rule47
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