Comply with the Law of War Part 1 Exercises
Question 21
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&questionText=After carefully planning and executing an attack on a legitimate military target in a village, you find out that two nearby houses were badly damaged in the attack. Is the incidental damage to those houses while conducting the attack illegal?&
&lure1=Yes, because any damage to civilian property is always illegal and will cause a claim to be filed by the owners.&
&lure2=Yes, because the houses were too close to the target you attacked, and the law allows for a 200 meter radius of collateral damage.&
&lure3=No, because you planned your attack on a legitimate target and made every reasonable step to avoid probable damage to other structures.&
&lure4=No, because once hostilities begin, damage to civilian property is allowed within the bursting radius of indirect fire munitions.&
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