LAW OF WAR PRINCIPLES
Don't attack noncombatants. All persons participating in military operations or activities are combatants. Only combatants are proper targets.
Destroy no more than is required by your mission.
Don't shoot at the Red Cross or Red Crescent, or hide behind Medical Service Symbols.
Don't attack churches, art museums, orphanages, historical monuments, or hospitals.
Don't use poison or alter your weapons to increase enemy suffering.
Let enemy soldiers surrender.
Treat all captives and detainees humanely. Don't use coercion in questioning captives and detainees.
Provide medical care for sick and wounded captives. Safeguard captives from the dangers of combat.
Ensure the safety of civilians.
Report war crimes immediately through your chain of command.
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