This report was amended on 11 May 2023. The number of Syrian fighters currently in Libya is nearly 7000, not 5000, as an earlier version said. Headless of the unrelenting efforts…
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Syrian Mercenaries
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Investigative ReportsEditor’s Picks
Syria/Libya: Complaint to the UN Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries
Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ), the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC), Hevdestî Association for Victims in North and East Syria, and other local Syrian organizations presented an update…
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Human Rights JournalismEditor’s Picks
Ukraine: Wagner Group Begins Relocating Syrian Fighters from Libya to Russia
Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) obtained verified information from several highly reliable sources, which confirm that a Syrian security company that works as a local proxy for the Russian…
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Human Rights JournalismEditor’s Picks
Syria: Has the Recruitment of Syrian Fighters Towards Ukraine Begun?
With the start of the Russian invasion into Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the Syrian mainstream witnessed a split of opinion: some advocated the Russian military operations, others decried the…