[mad_as_he$$]

Were the ROE's changed recently?

[Coop]

I can't imagine the ROEs were significantly changed recently. Here's a snippet from Jan 03. Pretty standard, IMHO:

2. The use of force, including deadly force, is authorized to protect the following:

• # Yourself, your unit, and friendly forces
• # Enemy Prisoners of War
• # Civilians from crimes that are likely to cause death or serious bodily harm, such as murder or rape

ROE

That permissive phrase allows our troops to use deadly force if, in their judgment, they are at risk of life/limb or "friendlies" identified by ROE are at risk.

If the ROE were as restrictive as some here claim (such as the MYTH that our troops cannot attack mosques, even when fired upon from a mosque), our troops would not be conducting so many offensive operations. Dev, anything to add? You're more up on current policies and the like.