Foreign Fighters in Syria (Department of Homeland Security, Office of Intelligence & Analysis)

Submitted on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 - 00:44
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Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following
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Any documents (including but not limited to bulletins, intelligence
assessments, appraisals, snapshots, alerts, situational information reports,
Homeland Intelligence Today articles, and reference aids) referring to
foreign fighters among the "Syrian Kurds," the People's Defense Units (YPG),
the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), or the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). You
may limit your search from October 2014 to June 2020.

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Sincerely,

Matthew Petti

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