The Syrian Democratic Forces, Detained Foreign Fighters, and International Security Vulnerabilities

The Syrian Democratic Forces, Detained Foreign Fighters, and International Security Vulnerabilities

The Syrian Democratic Forces, Detained Foreign Fighters, and International Security Vulnerabilities Three-and-a-half years since the United States, its coalition partners, and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) overpowered the last redoubt of the Islamic State of Iraq...
Ukraine Symposium – Rebel Prosecutions of Foreign Fighters in Ukraine

Ukraine Symposium – Rebel Prosecutions of Foreign Fighters in Ukraine

Ukraine Symposium – Rebel Prosecutions of Foreign Fighters in Ukraine On 1 July 2022 Russian state media reported that two British nationals captured by the “Donetsk People’s Republic” in eastern Ukraine would be prosecuted for “mercenary activities,” in...
Foreign Fighters: The Terrorism/IHL Conundrum and the Need for Cumulative Prosecution

Foreign Fighters: The Terrorism/IHL Conundrum and the Need for Cumulative Prosecution

Foreign Fighters: The Terrorism/IHL Conundrum and the Need for Cumulative Prosecution The attack launched by ISIS on 20 January 2022 against the Al-Sina’a Prison in Al-Hasakah, an area situated in North-Eastern Syria and currently under the authority of the...
Status of Foreign Fighters in the Ukrainian Legion

Status of Foreign Fighters in the Ukrainian Legion

Status of Foreign Fighters in the Ukrainian Legion Among other new resistance groups, Ukraine has formed an International Legion for the Defense of Ukraine (UKR Legion). There are reports that its members come from all over the world, including Canada, Japan, the...