non-combatants

Though they are non-combatants and serve civilian villagers, medics and their clinics have been targeted, captured, and in some cases executed by government troops.

Andrew G. Lim: Though Diplomatic Doors Open to Myanmar, Tragedy Persists in Ethnic Areas Andrew G. Lim 2012

Though they are non-combatants and serve civilian villagers, medics and their clinics have been targeted, captured, and in some cases executed by government troops.

Andrew G. Lim: Though Diplomatic Doors Open to Myanmar, Tragedy Persists in Ethnic Areas Andrew G. Lim 2012

To gloss over all of that, having marines firing rockets into any building, ignoring whether or not there might be non-combatants inside seems very problematic to me.

Six Days SVGL 2009

DMZ 5: The Hidden War, a war comic about non-combatants

Boing Boing 2009

Gadhafi has unleashed a merciless campaign of violence against the Libyan people, including civilian non-combatants, using every tool at his disposal, he said.

Two US Senators Urge Intervention in Libya 2011

Still, deliberately targeting non-combatants is something that Colorado gubernatorial candidate Tancredo is comfortable with.

Palin palling around with Tancredo's extremism Adam Serwer 2010

Worse, our report suggests that many of those detained in night raids may be non-combatants, including those who are guilty only of providing food or shelter under duress.

Erica Gaston: Night Raids: For Afghan Civilians, the Costs May Outweigh the Benefits Erica Gaston 2011

But night raids should be one of many tools in the box, not the default means for detention, particularly when non-combatants are involved or likely to be present.

Erica Gaston: Night Raids: For Afghan Civilians, the Costs May Outweigh the Benefits Erica Gaston 2011

Further, once detained, even for brief periods of time, these non-combatants may suffer poor conditions, or even abuse when detainees are transferred to Afghan prisons where torture is widely used.

Erica Gaston: Night Raids: For Afghan Civilians, the Costs May Outweigh the Benefits Erica Gaston 2011

Only someone who hates what the United States stands for could believe that it should unabashedly murder non-combatants.

Matthew Yglesias » The Conservative Terror Timeline 2010