Fatima Shbair/APHowever, modern urban warfare sets new records of ruination because more than half of us live in built-up areas.
This is not illegal under the UN Charter but the concept of ’just’ war in international law requires protecting non-combatants.
In urban war, fighters and civilians intermingleOften, the frontlines of urban conflicts cannot be clearly demarcated when fighters and civilians are intermingled.
War has changed since the Geneva ConventionsThese new-style warriors were unknown when the Geneva Conventions emerged over a century ago.
That violates international humanitarian law and is contrary to a UN political declaration on explosive weapons in populated areas.
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