Belgium and the Netherlands Join EU-based Joint Investigation Team to Prosecute Perpetrators of War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity against the Yazidi People in Syria and Iraq

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Friday, August 25, 2023
Author: 
Regan Allen
Volume: 
39
Issue: 
9
Abstract: 

In June 2023, the Netherlands and Belgium joined Sweden and France on a joint investigation team (JIT) working to identify suspects and victims of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes committed by the Islamic State against the Yazidi people in Syria and Iraq. The EU-based JIT, founded in 2022 between Sweden and France, seeks to investigate foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) residing in the EU.