The Soviet army indescriminately killed combatants and noncombatants to ensure submission by the local populations. The noncombatants attached to the expedition suffered terribly, 72 casualties, including five Spanish women. All sides scalped victims, including noncombatants, during this frontier warfare. He unequivocally rejects suicide bombing and considers the killing of noncombatants as always forbidden. The wars left noncombatants and materials without risk of physical harm. More than 7,000 Jews were shot during the uprising, the vast majority noncombatants. The letter also decried the deaths of noncombatants. The fighters were mostly warrior groups, with small numbers of noncombatants. For comparison, more than 7,000 Jews were shot during the uprising, the vast majority noncombatants. Misroon's mission was, without interfering with the revolt, to prevent violence to noncombatants. Most of the noncombatants in the fort, including Bowie's relatives, survived. The noncombatants, including most of the women and children, leave the Alamo. The rules of engagement also set out how warriors were to deal with noncombatants. Susanna, Angelina, and most other noncombatants gathered in the chapel sacristy for safety. Most of the noncombatants gathered in the church sacristy for safety.