Human T-lymphotropic virus. The human T-lymphotropic virus or human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) family of viruses are a group of human retroviruses that are known to cause a type of cancer called adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and a demyelinating disease called HTLV-I associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP).
The Geneva convention doesn't apply to ISIS anyways as they are considered unlawful combatants. We ran into these gray area issues in Iraq as many of the insurgents were not locals, non-uniformed and not state sponsored.
The Geneva Conventions do not specifically define the term civil war; nevertheless, they do outline the responsibilities of parties in armed conflict not of an international character. This includes civil wars; however, no specific definition of civil war is provided in the text of the Conventions. Tanks in the streets of Addis Ababa after rebels seized the capital during the Ethiopian Civil War (1991)