In 1929, updates were made to further the civilized treatment of prisoners of war. Regarding the Humane Treatment of al Qaeda and Taliban Detainees (February 7, 2002), . In cases where there is any doubt as to a conflicts rightful legal classification, moreover, that war can be designated a mixed armed conflict, a designation which activates the full body of the LOAC to the conflict, regardless of classification difficulties, thereby ensuring the protection of war victims in that conflict in accordance with the abiding spirit and goal of the Geneva Conventions. As a result of this ambiguity under the LOAC surrounding lawful interrogation techniques versus true, unlawful torture, intense and controversial debate about these matters raged between 2006-2008, and continue to the present day. 17) The Law of War requires humane treatment for military personnel who are out of combat (hors de combat) due to capture by enemy forces. [32] Derbyshire, Section Ten: Internees, Detainees and Torture, 149.335 Law of Armed Conflict, op. General (GEN) Tommy Franks, the U.S. Army former Commander of CENTCOM, has also defended Americas decision to go to war against the Saddam dictatorship in Iraq, stating that: The intelligence, while not precise, was overwhelming. [10], Non-International armed conflicts typically involve civil wars in which: (a) the government of a State is using its regular armed forces to fight against one or more identifiable, dissident armed groups operating within the territory of the State; or (b) armed and hostile fighting is taking place between dissident, rival armed groups within a State, that does not involve the government, but nevertheless requires the government to act to restore security and stability to the State.[11]. 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