Counterterrorism in Syria and Iraq: The Issue of ISIS Captives in Detention. Lessons from the Algerian Experience

This policy brief aims to re-examine the situation of ISIS captives in detention Iraq and Syria, serious security threat that it might pose on long term, especially, after loosening COVID-19 restrictions movement. proposes extract lessons from Algerian experience during 1990s counterterrorism. The approach counterterrorism relies both military soft method. Global War Terror against was successful militarily, but lacks method deal with what comes next prevent recreation new terrorist groups concentrated camps. focuses mainly Charter for Peace National Reconciliation, rebuilding trust, state’s regulations religion border protection as effective ways can be reproduced Syria.