The art of modern warfare does not necessarily require soldiers to be armed to the teeth to be effective as combatants.
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Combatants
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Modern warfare often results in the indiscriminate killing of combatants and innocent civilians alike.
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Using tear gas against foreign combatants is a war crime.
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The Geneva Conventions were written at a time when most countries had conscription, but they still distinguished combatants from non-combatants.
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