STATUS HUKUM PIHAK-PIHAK YANG BERTIKAI DALAM KONFLIK BERSENJATA DI SURIAH BERDASAR HUKUM HUMANITER INTERNASIONAL

Syrian armed conflict, which began in March 2011, has caused a lot of harm both physically and materially. According to UN reports, until August 2015 Syria conflict death toll has reached 250,000. The number of parties involved directly in the Syrian conflict, both from the government armed forces, the armed forces of non-state (non-state entity), as well as the strength of foreign regional and world perspectives and interests are different in the conflict in Syria, making it difficult to distinguish between legitimate Combatant. In this legal writing, the researcher tries to examine and analyze the legal status of the warring parties in the armed conflict in Syria based on International Humanitarian Law, as well as a form of protection that can be given International Humanitarian Law against them, using normative legal research methods and literature. Based on the results of research and analysis, the researcher concluded that it is categorized as a combatant based on International Humanitarian Law in Syrian armed conflict is the government armed forces, Syrian Armed Forces and the National Defence Forces, Lebanesse Hezbollah joined the government armed forces, and the Southern Front Forces as a party participants non-state entity, so that they automatically enjoy the right privileges as a combatant. While the group identified as terrorist is Iraqi and other Shia militias, Al-Nusra Front, and ISIS, so it will automatically be prosecuted as a criminals when arrested. While the Kurdish Democratic Unity Party (PYD) and the Popular Protection Units (YPG) although it can be categorized as other organized armed groups but do not enjoy the right privileges as a combatan