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2024-01-22 02:06:50 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 09D946FB56D1B7C15F3E4CD2ACA80860AC14EE0BB75A069499875F223489AC39
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Rule 47 of IHL states that it's a crime to attack those who 1) are defenceless due to unconsciousness, shipwreck, wounds or sickness 2) clearly surrender; provided they abstains from any hostile act or escape Iraqi troops do not fit this definition as they were withdrawing https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary-ihl/v1/rule47 https://academic-accelerator.com/encyclopedia/highway-of-death
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