The participation of community-based armed groups in NIACs: How to assess the intensity criterion
In recent years, data collected by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has shown that the number of non-State armed groups (NSAGs) of humanitarian concern has remained consistently between 500 and 600, an increase compared to previous decades. In many conflict areas, several NSAGs co-exist in the same territory and compete or cooperate with each …