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Iran, The Targeted Killing of General Soleimani
US, Combatant Immunity and Recognition of belligerency
ICTY, The Prosecutor v. Prlić et al.
Syria, Syrian rebels treat captured Filipino soldiers as ‘guests’
Germany, Aerial Drone Attack in Mir Ali/Pakistan
Switzerland, The End of Private Armies
ACHPR, Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda
ICRC, International Humanitarian Law and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts in 2015
Private Military Security Companies
Turkey/Iraq, Turkish Military Operations in Northern Iraq
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