I do not thinks so. Irregular forces are not covered by the Geneva Convention. However, the US will afford them the GC anyway, but we are under no obligation.
No time to parphrase...
"There is a lot of commentary that makes clear that to be a member of an "armed force" under 4(a)(1) or 4(a)(3), you must still meet the four criteria in 4(a)(2). The idea of 4(a)(2) was to give irregular forces, such as militias, POW treatment if they conducted themselves according to the standards of normal armed forces, hence the listing of the four criteria. This has been the historical understanding from before even the Geneva Conventions. . . .[T]he Geneva Conventions were trying to encourage these irregular forces to operate according to the higher, "armed force" standard by promising POW treatment in exchange."
As you know, al qaeda and terrorists do not abide by the GC - or treat the same to US forces, so we do not have to either. I say give no quarters - but that's me.
Unless, of course, as Limbaugh suggested yesterday, the Dems want to sign a treaty with AQ so that the terrorists murderous butts are covered...