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- 2. Practice
- By Country
- Iraq
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- Albania
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- Mozambique
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- Nauru
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- Peru
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- Republic of Korea
- Republic of Moldova
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
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- Samoa
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Serbia and Montenegro
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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- United States of America
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- Vanuatu
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- Viet Nam
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- Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of
- Zaire
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- Rule 5
- Rule 1
- Rule 3
- Rule 4
- Rule 5 (current)
- Rule 6
- Rule 7
- Rule 8
- Rule 9
- Rule 10
- Rule 11
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- Rule 14
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- Rule 19
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- Rule 25
- Rule 27
- Rule 28
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- Rule 42
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- Rule 72
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- Rule 152
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- Rule 158
- Rule 159
- Rule 160
- Rule 161
Related Rule
Iraq
Practice Relating to Rule 5. Definition of Civilians
The Report on the Practice of Iraq notes that the definition of civilian includes everyone who does not join the armed forces nor carry arms against one of the belligerents.
Report on the Practice of Iraq, 1998, Chapter 1.1.
© International Committee of the Red Cross
