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this is not a war crime because there is no attempt to surrender https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary-ihl/v1/rule47 in war, a retreating army with military equipment is always a legitimate target https://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/27/world/war-in-the-gulf-the-rules-experts-back-us-on-rules-of-war.html International Red Cross acknowledges that retreating or wounded combatants often continue to fight https://lieber.westpoint.edu/down-not-always-out-hors-de-combat-close-fight/
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