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{{Quote|When we talk about 'clean war', when there is no casualties, no civilians, no innocent people to be killed - that doesn't exist.|[[Bashar al-Assad]], saying it is impossible to not commit war crimes during wartime.}} | {{Quote|When we talk about 'clean war', when there is no casualties, no civilians, no innocent people to be killed - that doesn't exist.|[[Bashar al-Assad]], saying it is impossible to not commit war crimes during wartime.}} | ||
There are individuals that have committed [[war crimes]] - acts that constitute a serious violation of the international laws of war that gives rise to individual criminal responsibility. Examples of war crimes include intentionally killing civilians or prisoners, [[Torture|torturing]], destroying civilian property, taking hostages, performing a perfidy, raping, using child soldiers, [[looting]], declaring that no quarter will be given, and seriously violating the principles of distinction and proportionality, such as [[genocide]] and strategic bombing of civilian populations. | There are individuals that have committed [[war crimes]] - acts that constitute a serious violation of the international laws of war that gives rise to individual criminal responsibility. Examples of war crimes include intentionally killing civilians or prisoners, [[Torture|torturing]], destroying civilian property, taking hostages, performing a perfidy, [[Rape|raping]], using child soldiers, [[looting]], declaring that no quarter will be given, and seriously violating the principles of distinction and proportionality, such as [[genocide]] and strategic bombing of civilian populations. | ||
Usually war criminals are politicians or members of an organized military force. | Usually war criminals are politicians or members of an organized military force. |