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2024-01-22 02:09:44 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 66DBD2803C943B7DD2D52CB6344517CEE6D64CD23E54050E097AD782C2F5B045
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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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