Syrian Mercenaries

Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ), the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC), PÊL – Civil Waves, and Hevdestî – Synergy, submitted a complaint to the Working Group on the…

On 30 July 2021, the Libyan 5+5 Joint Military Commission announced the reopening of the coastal road linking the country’s east and west. The road, which spans the length of…

Despite an October 2020 ceasefire agreement and repeated international calls to expel all foreign forces and mercenaries from the Libyan conflict, recruitment operations continue to enlist and transfer Syrian mercenaries…

On 6 July 2021, Syrians for Truth and Justice and The Advocates for Human Rights addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council during the presentation of an oral update by…

Introduction Parties in the Libyan conflict reached a permanent ceasefire agreement across the country on 23 October 2020.[1] The agreement contained a term on the removal of various groups of…

Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) the Syria Justice and Accountability Center (SJAC) released a new report concerning Turkish and Russian recruitment of Syrian mercenaries to bolster regional and international…

Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) obtained new information from a reliable source confirming the death of 293 Syrian mercenaries, out of a total 2580 Syrians, both fighters and civilians,…

Introduction Commanders of the Syrian National Army (SNA)—backed by Turkey and affiliated with the Syrian opposition—arbitrarily deprived Syrian recruits of parts of their salaries, which they are paid in return…

Executive Summary The present report addresses the phenomenon of recruiting Syrians from areas controlled by Turkey and the Syrian opposition to fight in Libya as mercenaries alongside the Government of…