Comply with the Law of War Part 1 Reviews
Defended Places
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&pageText=It is permissible to attack and bombard defended places that meet the following criteria:&
&bulletText1=A fort or fortified place.&
&bulletText2=A place that is occupied by a combatant military force or through which such a force is passing. Occupation of the place by military medical units alone does not make it a permissible object of attack or bombardment.&
&bulletText3=If a city or town is surrounded by detached defense positions that are clearly there to defend the town, the city or town is a defended place.&