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Ruslan Trad

is a freelance columnist, journalist, and author focusing on Syria, conflicts, hybrid warfare, and mercenaries. He is a former author in Foreign Policy Bulgaria and Goethe Institut. He is a member of the Association of European Journalists - Bulgaria and co-founder of the Bulgarian journal for conflicts and military history De Re Militari. Ruslan Trad was a correspondent in Lebanon, Turkey, Iraqi Kurdistan, and Thailand for TEMA Weekly and Bulgarian National Radio. He also reported from Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. In 2014 he was awarded Activist of the Year by the Helsinki Committee for his journalistic and activist work on refugee issues and Syria war coverage. In 2017 his first book on the Syrian Civil War, The Murder of A Revolution, was published in Bulgaria. His second book – on the Russian mercenaries, co-authored with the researcher Kiril Avramov – was published in 2020.  

   



1 Stories by Ruslan Trad

Kidnapping, Abuse, Corruption: Anti-Terrorism at the Borders of Europe | Episode 2

Between 2017 and 2020 – the Bulgarian prosecutor's office conducted anti-terrorist actions left in the fog of obscure events and statements. The media covered...
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