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Originally Posted by Baron von Kriterium
Yes. However, SOF medics are operators and carry weapons. They do not wear an easily recognizable red cross and they do not carry Geneva Convention cards. But I really do not believe Al-Qaeda, ISIS and other non-state actors really care about those particulars anyway. Furthermore, the SOF team was not in uniform; they were dressed like the locals which, if you think about it, violates one of the conditions of a lawful combatant: namely, a lawful combatant shall wear distinctive emblems easily recognizable at a distance (eg, a uniform).
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Now now, let's not go confusing things with details. The good guys are soldiers at war, subject to the protection of the Geneva conventions. The bad guys are illegal enemy combatants.