

Others become an international armed conflict Some remain a non-international armed conflict This dimension can take several forms:ġ) One or more third States or an international/regional organization (the States or the organization acting through a multinational force) intervene in support of a state involved in an armed conflict against an organized armed groupĢ) One or more third States or an international/regional organization (the States or the organization acting through a multinational force) intervene in support of an organized armed group involved in an armed conflict against a Stateģ) Other possible combinations between situations 1), 2) and 3).įrom a legal point of view, these situations can be translated into three specific cases: The expression rather describes situations of non-international armed conflicts with a dimension that is said to be “international”. The expression “internationalized armed conflicts” is not a legal expression as such and does not imply a third category of armed conflicts.
