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Benjamin R. Farley
| Oct 24, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Detention, Law of Armed Conflict
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...
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Marika Sosnowski
| Jul 12, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Ukraine-Russia Symposium
Ukraine Symposium – Lessons from Syria’s Ceasefires Ceasefires are generally seen by academics, policy makers, and military and political personnel as being humanitarian and positive, or at worst, benign. However, increasing research and first-hand experience...
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Robert Lawless
| Feb 18, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting, Terrorism / Counter Terrorism
The U.S. Legal Obligation to Take Precautions to Minimize Civilian Harm U.S. Special Forces recently conducted a raid against the residence of the Islamic State’s leader. President Biden and other U.S. Department of Defense officials ordered a ground operation rather...
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Michael N. Schmitt
| Jan 31, 2022 | AoW Posts, Blog, Law of Armed Conflict, Targeting
Attacking Dams – Part I: Customary International Law The New York Times recently reported on a March 2017 airstrike by U.S. forces against the Tabqa Dam, the largest in Syria. At the time of the attack, U.S. forces were supporting Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)...
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Philippa Webb
| Aug 12, 2021 | Accountability, AoW Posts, Blog, Justice for Syria
The Security Council Veto in Syria: Imagining a Way Out of Deadlock Editor’s note: This post concludes the Articles of War Symposium on Beth Van Schaack’s book, Imagining Justice for Syria. The symposium offers a platform for the contributing experts to carry the...
