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Foreigners Being Recruited to Christian Militia in Syria

© AP Photo / Vivian SalamaIn this Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015 photo, Jordan Matson, 28, right, a former U.S. Army soldier from Sturtevant, Wis., takes a break with other fighters from the main Kurdish militia, the People's Protection Units, or YPG, in Sinjar, Iraq
In this Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015 photo, Jordan Matson, 28, right, a former U.S. Army soldier from Sturtevant, Wis., takes a break with other fighters from the main Kurdish militia, the People's Protection Units, or YPG, in Sinjar, Iraq - Sputnik International
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A new side of the conflict has been born in the flames of ISIL's massacres, with Christians in Syria now recruiting foreigners from all over the world.

The recently organized Dwekh Nawsha (DN) Christian militia, also known as  “The Sacrificers” have launched a recruiting campaign on social networks.

Their goal is to draw Christians from all over the world to combat ISIL and protect the Christian minority in Syria from the further atrocities of “the barbarism of Islamic State.”

Military veterans from the US, Britain and France have already joined the ranks of the Christian Militia. Some of them, however, were already on Syrian soil fighting among Kurdish forces.

The organization is founded by donations and accepts contributions via PayPal. The official Facebook and Twitter pages regularly post messages of gratitude to their donors.

In this file photo, Islamic State group militants hold up their flag as they patrol in a commandeered Iraqi military vehicle in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq - Sputnik International
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Currently, DN has about a hundred recruits, protecting Christian villages from attempted ISIL raids and evacuating families to safer regions of Iraq. Unfortunately, they could not prevent the mass abductions late February.

The legal status of foreigners volunteering to join DN is uncertain, as laws on the matter vary from country to country. For example, French legislation prohibits citizens to be mercenaries, but it is not a crime to fight abroad or as a volunteer.

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