• lud@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    No, civilians can’t participate in combat by definition. That’s why they are civilians.

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      5 months ago

      Yes when someone participates in combat they are a combatant, not a civilian. Those that hold captives in their homes are war criminals… because holding civilians hostage is a war crime according to international law.