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Combatants must only direct their attacks against military objectives. 54 Combatants must takefeasible precautions in conducting attacks to reduce the risk of harm to the civilian population. 55Chapter V addresses in detail the rules that combatants must follow in the conduct of hostilities.4.4.2 Combatants – POW Status During Detention. Combatants are liable to capture anddetention by enemy combatants, but are entitled to POW status when they fall into the power ofthe enemy during international armed conflict. POWs, like all detained individuals, must betreated humanely. 56 In addition, POWs are afforded a variety of privileges in detention inaccordance with the GPW, such as camp canteens, advances of pay, and permission to wear theirbadges of rank, nationality, or decorations. 57 POWs also have duties in detention, such asidentifying themselves to their captors, 58 and they are subject to the laws, regulations, and ordersof the Detaining Power. 59 Chapter IX addresses in detail the treatment of POWs and their duties.In general, POWs shall be released and repatriated without delay after the cessation ofactive hostilities. 60 However, seriously wounded, injured, or sick POWs should be returnedbefore the end of hostilities. 61 In addition, after the hostilities have ended, certain POWs may beheld in connection with criminal proceedings. 62In general, combatants retain their right to POW status and treatment, even if they arealleged to have committed crimes before capture. 63 For example, POWs are entitled to a varietyof rights in relation to judicial proceedings against them. 64 In addition, POWs servingdisciplinary punishment shall continue to receive the benefits of the GPW, except insofar asthese benefits are necessarily rendered inapplicable by the mere fact that the POW is confined. 65Combatants captured while engaged in spying or sabotage forfeit their entitlement toPOW status. 66 In cases of doubt as to whether a detainee is entitled to POW status, that person53 Refer to § 5.22 (Treachery or Perfidy Used to Kill or Wound).54 Refer to § 5.5 (Rules on Conducting Assaults, Bombardments, and Other Attacks).55 Refer to § 5.11 (Feasible Precautions in Conducting Attacks to Reduce the Risk of Harm to Protected Persons andObjects).56 Refer to § 9.5 (Humane Treatment and Basic Protections for POWs).57 Refer to § 9.17 (Canteens for POWs); § 9.18.3 (Advance of Pay); § 9.22.4 (Rank and Age of POWs).58 Refer to § 9.8 (Interrogation of POWs).59 Refer to § 9.26.1 (POWs Subject to the Laws, Regulations, and Orders in Force in the Armed Forces of theDetaining Power).60 Refer to § 9.37 (Release and Repatriation After Hostilities).61 Refer to § 9.36.1 (Direct Repatriation of Seriously Wounded, Injured, or Sick POWs).62 Refer to § 9.37.4.3 (POWs Undergoing Criminal Proceedings for an Indictable Offense).63 Refer to § 9.26.4 (Retention of Benefits of the GPW Even if Prosecuted for Pre-Capture Acts).64 Refer to § 9.28 (Judicial Proceedings and Punishment).65 Refer to § 9.27.6.2 (Retention of the Benefits of the GPW While Undergoing Disciplinary Punishment).66 Refer to § 4.17.5 (Spying and Sabotage – Forfeiture of the Privileges of Combatant Status).107