Which grouping would be considered non-combatants according to the material?

Which grouping would be considered non-combatants according to the material?

• A. Civilians not part of combat
• B. Active insurgents
• C. Military unit commander
• D. Prisoners who resist

Answer: (A)

Non-combatants are people who do not participate in hostilities and are protected from targeting. Civilians not part of combat fit that description, so they are the non-combatants in this set. The others are involved in fighting or connected to fighting in some way: an active insurgent is actively engaged in combat, a military unit commander is a member of the armed forces and would be considered a combatant, and prisoners who resist have been captured in the course of hostilities and are treated as combatants or detainees, not non-combatants.

Non-combatants are people who do not participate in hostilities and are protected from targeting. Civilians not part of combat fit that description, so they are the non-combatants in this set. The others are involved in fighting or connected to fighting in some way: an active insurgent is actively engaged in combat, a military unit commander is a member of the armed forces and would be considered a combatant, and prisoners who resist have been captured in the course of hostilities and are treated as combatants or detainees, not non-combatants.