[BlueLancer]

4th Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, Part 3, Article 1, Section 28: "The presence of a protected person may not be used to render certain points or areas immune from military operations."

That means that the presence of civilians (protected persons) does not automatically render areas occupied by combatants (which this terrorist most assuredly was, even if he calls himself a guerilla or a freedom fighter) immune from military attack.

When a combatant takes it upon himself to hide in an area occupied by civilians, that combatant is to blame for the deaths of protected persons.

[tomahawk]

The murdering Sheikh lived in an apartment building. That made the building a legitimate target. The blood of those killed is on him.

[Bigg Red]

When a combatant takes it upon himself to hide in an area occupied by civilians, that combatant is to blame for the deaths of protected persons.

Your words are worth repeating, BL, and often.

[AmishDude]

Excellent post. And keep it handy for other threads.
BTW, once the kids start being suicide bombers, who's a combatant and who's not?