..however, Civilians may Qualify as Military, according to the Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, of 12 August 1949 (Third Geneva Convention), thusly;
Art 4. A. (6) Inhabitants of a non-occupied territory, who on the approach of the enemy[, may] spontaneously take up arms to resist the invading forces, without having had time to form themselves into regular armed units, provided they carry arms openly and respect the laws and customs of war.
..they may then kill, and be killed, legally, according to the 4 Conventions.
If caught alive, they win rights according to the Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, of 12 August 1949 (Third Geneva Convention), Art 4. A. Prisoners of war, in the sense of the present Convention, are persons belonging to one of the following categories, who have fallen into the power of the enemy:)Art 4. A. (6) above.
..to regain their Civilian status, they must leave their military service.
..after the possible initial chaos, the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949 (Fourth Geneva Convention), rules thusly:
Art. 28. The presence of a protected person may not be used to render certain points or areas immune from military operations.
..such certain points include Mr Milosevic' bridges...
..further, a protected person qualify as outlined in Art. 4. of the below:
Art. 4. Persons protected by the Convention are those who, at a given moment and in any manner whatsoever, find themselves, in case of a conflict or occupation, in the hands of a Party to the conflict or Occupying Power of which they are not nationals.
Nationals of a State which is not bound by the Convention are not protected by it. Nationals of a neutral State who find themselves in the territory of a belligerent State, and nationals of a co-belligerent State, shall not be regarded as protected persons while the State of which they are nationals has normal diplomatic representation in the State in whose hands they are.
The provisions of Part II are, however, wider in application, as defined in Article 13.
Persons protected by the Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the
Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field of 12 August
1949, or by the Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition
of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea of 12 August
1949, or by the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners
of War of 12 August 1949, shall not be considered as protected persons
within the meaning of the present Convention.
..placing Civilians in Any Military Target Areas, is in violation with Art 58. "Precautions against the effects of attacks", of Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I), of 8 June 1977, which in extenso, reads:
Art 58. Precautions against the effects of attacks
The Parties to the conflict shall, to the maximum
extent feasible:
(a) without prejudice to Article 49 of the Fourth Convention, endeavour to remove the civilian population, individual civilians and civilian objects under their control from the vicinity of military objectives;..this is the responsibility of the Commanding Chief of the effective Civilian Police force,
(b) avoid locating military objectives within or near densely populated areas;
(c) take the other necessary precautions to protect the civilian population, individual civilians and civilian objects under their control against the dangers resulting from military operations.