Ngokubanzi, igama elithi zasekuhlaleni ibhekisa zonke non-military jikelele kwaye abemi kokuthile Kwimeko ukuthandabuza, loo mntu uya uqwalaselwe a civilian" Ukuba inqaku ka-wo- ezongezelelweyo Umthetho kwi-Geneva Convention ingaba civilian zizinto zonke iinjongo ezingekhoyo military iinjongoIngaba mhlawumbi hayi zasekuhlaleni impahla leyo, yi-zabo indalo, indawo, injongo, okanye sebenzisa kwenza ngobuchule igalelo military intshukumo nabantliziyo iyonke okanye intshabalalo inxalenye, gcina okanye neutralization inikezela uqiniseko military luncedo. Nangona military kokuba akukho igunya phezu civilians (kubalulekile indima amapolisa), eminye imida ezizodwa (njengoko ngokungqingqwa, ngokubanzi kwi amaxesha mbhodamo), atshintshele yonke okanye inxalenye isondlo umthetho nocwangco umkhosi. Oku kubaluleke ngakumbi unobumba France imeko siege (hayi kuba ubhideke kunye imeko kaxakeka) Oko kungenzeka ukuba civilians bathabathe izikhali ukuba kumelana a umkhosi, military Karhulumente okanye langaphandle occupying umkhosi, ngoko ke sizimisele uthetha ka ucinga. I-dominant amandla ngokwayo uqwalasela kwabo kaninzi kangangoko terrorists.
