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Isabel Ivanescu

Isabel Ivanescu

Isabel Ivanescu is an independent analyst. She previously researched Syria at the Institute for the Study of War.

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Syria’s Wretched Foreign Legion

Syria’s Wretched Foreign Legion

Thousands of Syrians have fought as mercenaries in Libya, Azerbaijan, and possibly elsewhere, on both Russia and Turkey’s behalf. Dozens have been killed, and hundreds have come back after their contractual deployments, but none return to the life they left behind.

Isabel Ivanescu,
Eva Kahan