Reply #15: Neither of those links is a law that asserts what you claim. Just because you claim it is an

[BzaDem]

accepted principle doesn't mean it actually is. To show that it actually is (rather than merely what you claim), you need to present an actual law (preferably a quote from such a law) that prevents a country from applying the laws of war to a conflict with a non-state actor.

The fact that none of the links you provide are laws that state what you claim seems to be more evidence that you can't come up with such a law that says what you claim, but you are free to try again if you would like to actually support your incorrect claim with such a provision of a law (rather than merely claiming it again).