Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-01-20 15:29:08 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: DF876A73CED5AD302475BAEBD4C480114604B10BFA323D61664EEF8BD37F144B
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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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