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Ulrich petersohn, who lectures in international politics at the university of liverpool, has published a number of books and studies on privatized military forces and intervention. Christian militias fighting isis in iraq hope for us support in this video grab made on tuesday, june 14, 2016, in alqoosh, iraq, shows assyrian christian militiamen during a training. One of the best books that have been written about the syrian revolution turned civil war, the two syrian coauthors of this book trace the origins of the rebellion against syrias dictator bashar alassad, and how the fight for freedom devolved into a civil conflict of unparalleled misery, how the revolution was betrayed and how isis and its. Aegis defence services is a british private military company established in 2002 by former sandline international director and british soldier tim spicer. Theyre not about to go anywhere, eitheron the contrary, as capitalism marches on, there are more and more of these private armies running around the globe. Us civilians and veterans leave home for isis fight with.