What is Combatant?
A '''combatant''' is a person who [[fight]]s in an [[war|armed]] [[conflict]]. Combatants in an interstate armed conflict are protected by parts of the [[Geneva Conventions]] as long as they obey the [[laws of war|rules of war]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Summary of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Their Additional Protocols|url=http://www.redcross.org/images/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m3640104_IHL_SummaryGenevaConv.pdf|publisher=American Red Cross|access-date=8 February 2016}}</ref> Those who fights with non-state armed groups in a non-interstate armed conflicts are not immune from prosecution for waging war against State forces.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://guide-humanitarian-law.org/content/article/3/non-state-armed-groups/|title=The Practical Guide to Humanitarian Law: Nonstate Armed Groups|publisher=[[Médecins Sans Frontières]]}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{military-stub}} [[Category:Military terminology]]