https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/01/15/who-will-take-responsibility-for-the-foreign-fighters-recruited-for-russias-war-a91690
Jan 17, 2026 - Opinion | Azerbaijan and Iran have responded very differently to reports that Russia is recruiting their citizens to fight in Ukraine, which Moscow denies.
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https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2025/12/7/sudan-must-expel-foreign-backed-fighters-justice-minister-tells-al-jazeera
External support for armed groups and mercenaries is the main obstacle to peace, says Sudan’s justice minister.
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https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2025/10/analysis-islamic-state-redoubles-call-for-jihad-in-sudan-urges-foreign-fighters-to-migrate.php
Oct 31, 2025 - For the second time this year, the Islamic State explicitly called for its supporters and other Muslims to take up arms in Sudan under its name....
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https://www.isdglobal.org/isd-publications/i-left-to-be-closer-to-allah-learning-about-foreign-fighters-from-family-and-friends/
Nov 25, 2021 - This report calls on data from the largest collection of interviews with foreign fighters and those closest to them. It combines data from open-ended...
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https://www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/analysis/1274779/a-church-bombing-leads-syrias-christians-to-consider-leaving-as-foreign-fighters-remain/
Jul 9, 2025 - The day after last month’s deadly suicide attack on a church outside Syria’s capital, hundreds of Christians marched in Damascus chanting against foreign...
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https://www.kyivpost.com/analysis/64039
Russia is planning to protect foreigners who join its military from extradition, making it a safe haven for criminals avoiding prosecution in their homeland...
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https://thesoufancenter.org/research/tsc-insights-the-legacy-and-evolution-of-foreign-fighters-in-syria/
May 28, 2025 - The fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, following the launch of the “Deter Aggression” campaign by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied...
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https://www.isdglobal.org/isd-publications/shooting-in-the-right-direction-anti-isis-foreign-fighters-in-syria-and-iraq/
Nov 25, 2021 - This report represents the first publication in ISD’s new “Horizons” series, launched to examine emerging trends related to violent extremism or CVE.
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https://www.isdglobal.org/isd-publications/western-foreign-fighters-innovations-in-responding-to-the-threat/
May 12, 2023 - This paper argues that Western Governments in particular need to expand their efforts to develop measures to effectively counter the foreign fighter phenomenon.
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