On 16 October, Elizabeth Tsurkov published with The New York Review of Books an insightful and through provoking article recounting the tragic fate of the Syrian mercenaries involved in the foreign wars pursued by Russia and Turkey. As illustrated by the report, these fighters have recently found themselves partaking in Turkey and Russia’ respective international agendas, among which the Libyan file, and risking their lives motivated by deep socio-economic issues.Click here to discover the article.