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Practice Relating to Rule 88. Non-Discrimination
Section C. Wounded and sick
III. Military Manuals
Italy’s IHL Manual (1991) provides: “The wounded and sick enemy will receive the same care as members of national forces.” 
Italy, Manuale di diritto umanitario, Introduzione e Volume I, Usi e convenzioni di Guerra, SMD-G-014, Stato Maggiore della Difesa, I Reparto, Ufficio Addestramento e Regolamenti, Rome, 1991, Vol. IV, Article 93.
Italy’s Combatant’s Manual (1998) states: “Captured wounded and sick belonging to the enemy army must be provided with the same assistance as wounded nationals.” 
Italy, Manuale del Combattente, SME 1000/A/2, Stato Maggiore Esercito/Reparto Impiego delle Forze, Ufficio Dottrina, Addestramento e Regolamenti, 1998, § 251.