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> military age males

> Civilians

Not mutually exclusive.

> but the majority of those killed were combatants

You mean all men aged between 16-49 regardless of who they are or what they do?

Remember that the definition for a militant/combatant was changed due to the terribly high number of civilians killed by the US. What a disgusting thing to do. Ranks as one of the lowest points of the Nobel peace prize winning President

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/05/under-o... https://www.salon.com/2012/05/29/militants_media_propaganda/ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/29/world/obamas-leadership-in...



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