Private military company (English Wikipedia)

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abc.net.au

"SL:SoF Synopsis". Foreign Correspondent. ABC Television. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008.
"Sierra Leone: Soldiers of Fortune, Script". Foreign Correspondent. ABC Television. Archived from the original on July 7, 2009.

academia.edu

Siebels, Dirk (February 23, 2014). "New ISO Standard for Private Maritime Security Companies". Piracy-law.com. Retrieved April 17, 2015.

admin.ch

eda.admin.ch

"The Montreux Document". www.eda.admin.ch. Retrieved September 27, 2019.

aljazeera.com

"Blackwater founder expands operations in DR Congo: Reuters". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved August 24, 2019.

apnews.com

Desmond Butler and Lori Hinnant (May 4, 2017). "US company turned blind eye to wild behavior on Iraq base". apnews.com. Retrieved November 17, 2020.

archive.today

Barnes, Julian E. (October 15, 2007). "America's own unlawful combatants?". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 20, 2008.
ELISE CASTELLI (December 16, 2009). "Projected contractor surge in Afghanistan: Up to 56,000". Federaltimes.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
ELISE CASTELLI (December 16, 2009). "Projected contractor surge in Afghanistan: Up to 56,000". Federaltimes.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2011.

bloomberg.com

Liu, Alfred (August 14, 2019). "Citic Joins Chinese State Firms Boycotting Cathay Pacific". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved August 17, 2019.

books.google.com

Crowell, William P; Contos, Brian T; DeRodeff, Colby; Dunkel, Dan (2011). Physical and Logical Security Convergence: Powered By Enterprise Security Management: Powered By Enterprise Security Management. Syngress. ISBN 9780080558783. Retrieved February 7, 2013.

businessinsider.com

Freeman, Colin (May 15, 2015). "Nigeria hired South African mercenaries to wage a secret war on Africa's deadliest jihadist group". The Telegraph. No. Business Insider. Online. Archived from the original on August 6, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.

cambridge.org

Howe, Herbert M. (1998). "Private security forces and African stability: The case of Executive Outcomes". The Journal of Modern African Studies. 36 (2): 307–331. doi:10.1017/S0022278X98002778 (inactive November 1, 2024). S2CID 154459157.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)

canada.com

Special forces get pay raise Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, National Post article dated August 26, 2006

cepa.org

Lautman, Olga (February 21, 2023). "Russia's Descent into Warlordism". Center for European Policy Analysis.

citic.com

"CITIC Limited | Corporate Profile". www.citic.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2017.

cnn.com

edition.cnn.com

"Blackwater staff face charges". CNN.com. September 23, 2007. Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved September 23, 2007.

colectivodeabogados.org

Private Security Transnational Enterprises in Colombia Archived 2008-04-17 at the Wayback Machine José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers' Collective February, 2008.

cpd.gov.ua

"How the war of the kremlin clans have reached the finish line". Ukraine Center for countering disinformation. April 12, 2023.

crooksandliars.com

movies.crooksandliars.com

"A movieclip containing the behavior of alleged Aegis Defence Services driving in Iraq". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved December 22, 2011.

defenselink.mil

"Secretary Rumsfeld's Remarks to the Johns Hopkins, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies". Defenselink.mil. Archived from the original on December 1, 2009. Retrieved December 22, 2011.

doi.org

Bueger, Christian; Edmunds, Timothy (November 1, 2017). "Beyond seablindness: a new agenda for maritime security studies". International Affairs. 93 (6): 1293–1311. doi:10.1093/ia/iix174. hdl:1983/a9bb7d69-6274-4515-8db4-886079ca3668. ISSN 0020-5850.
Jarle Hansen, Stig (July 2012). "International Interventions, State-Building and Democratization: Justifying the Role of the Private Security Companies in Somalia?". African Security. 5 (3–4): 255–266. doi:10.1080/19392206.2012.732897. ISSN 1939-2206. S2CID 218645866.
Affi, Ladan; Elmi, Afyare A.; Knight, W. Andy; Mohamed, Said (May 3, 2016). "Countering piracy through private security in the Horn of Africa: prospects and pitfalls". Third World Quarterly. 37 (5): 934–950. doi:10.1080/01436597.2015.1114882. ISSN 0143-6597. S2CID 155886392.
Howe, Herbert M. (1998). "Private security forces and African stability: The case of Executive Outcomes". The Journal of Modern African Studies. 36 (2): 307–331. doi:10.1017/S0022278X98002778 (inactive November 1, 2024). S2CID 154459157.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)
Phelps, Martha Lizabeth (December 2014). "Doppelgangers of the State: Private Security and Transferable Legitimacy". Politics & Policy. 42 (6): 824–849. doi:10.1111/polp.12100.

du.edu

psm.du.edu

Denver, University of. "ANSI/ASIS Standards – Private Security Monitor – University of Denver". psm.du.edu. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

dw.com

Schaer, Cathrin (April 9, 2024). "Why is a 'French Foreign Legion' for the UAE problematic?". Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.

federaltimes.com

ELISE CASTELLI (December 16, 2009). "Projected contractor surge in Afghanistan: Up to 56,000". Federaltimes.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
ELISE CASTELLI (December 16, 2009). "Projected contractor surge in Afghanistan: Up to 56,000". Federaltimes.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2011.

forbes.com

Cohen, Ariel (February 22, 2023). "The Coming Hurricane: Russian Energy-Giant Gazprom Is Creating An Army". Forbes.

foreignpolicy.com

Weiss, Michael (November 21, 2013). "The Case of the Keystone Cossacks". Foreign Policy.

france24.com

Lovett, Patrick; Toble, Elom Marcel; CRAGG, Gulliver; BOLCHAKOVA, Ksenia (July 28, 2015). "Russia's private military firms operate in legal grey area". France24.

galegroup.com

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Avant, Deborah. "Privatizing Military Training". Gale Academic One File. Retrieved January 26, 2017.

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Schooner, Steven L; Berteau, David J (2013). "Emerging Policy and Practice Issues (2012)": 15. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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hdl.handle.net

Bueger, Christian; Edmunds, Timothy (November 1, 2017). "Beyond seablindness: a new agenda for maritime security studies". International Affairs. 93 (6): 1293–1311. doi:10.1093/ia/iix174. hdl:1983/a9bb7d69-6274-4515-8db4-886079ca3668. ISSN 0020-5850.

ibil.ru

"U.S. suspends diplomatic convoys throughout Iraq". 9 September 2007. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.

icrc.org

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), montreux-document-170908.htm "The Montreux Document on Private Military and Security Companies" (accessed 8 February 2013)

independent.co.uk

"Pretoria inquiry confirms secret battle for the rhino". The Independent. London. January 18, 1996. Archived from the original on August 10, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2008.

ipsnews.net

Vieira, Constanza (July 17, 2007). "COLOMBIA-ECUADOR: Coca Spraying Makes for Toxic Relations". IPS. Archived from the original on January 18, 2008.

jamestown.org

"The 'Privatization of Force' Presses on in Russia (Part Two)". Jamestown Foundation. February 28, 2023. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2023.

kingaerospace.com

"Global Aircraft Support Services – On Location". King Aerospace. Retrieved June 3, 2024.

kommersant.ru

"Эсеры вспомнили о частном ради общего" (in Russian). АО «Коммерсантъ». March 31, 2022.

latimes.com

Barnes, Julian E. (October 15, 2007). "America's own unlawful combatants?". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 20, 2008.

militairespectator.nl

A.J.H. Bouwmeester and Thijs Cremers (November 18, 2024). "Mercenary armies in the Russo-Ukrainian War". Militaire Spectator.

molfar.global

"Catalog of Russian PMCs: 37 private military companies of the Russian Federation". Molfar - The next frontier in intelligence. Retrieved June 26, 2023.

motherjones.com

Yeoman, Barry (June 1, 2003). "Soldiers of Good Fortune". Mother Jones. Archived from the original on May 20, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2007.

msn.com

msnbc.msn.com

Hirch, Michael (September 20, 2007). "Blackwater and the Bush Legacy". Newsweek. p. 2. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved September 23, 2007.

newamerica.org

Rondeaux, Candace (November 7, 2019). "Forward Operations: From Deir Ezzor to Donbas and Back Again". Decoding the Wagner Group: Analyzing the Role of Private Military Security Contractors in Russian Proxy Warfare. New America.

nytimes.com

Michael r. gordon (August 18, 2010). "Civilians to Take U.S. Lead as Military Leaves Iraq". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 27, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
RISEN, JAMES; WILLIAMS, TIMOTHY (29 January 2009). "U.S. Looks for Blackwater Replacement in Iraq". New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
APUZZO, MATT (October 22, 2014). "Former Blackwater Guards Convicted in Iraq Shooting". New York Times. Archived from the original on January 1, 2017.
Hager, Emily B.; Mazzetti, Mark (November 25, 2015). "Emirates Secretly Sends Colombian Mercenaries to Yemen Fight". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 24, 2019.

odi.org

Abby Stoddard, Adele Harmer and Victoria DiDomenico (2009) Private security providers and services in humanitarian operations Archived 2016-02-15 at the Wayback Machine Overseas Development Institute

ohchr.org

International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries Archived February 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine A/RES/44/34 72nd plenary meeting 4 December 1989 (UN Mercenary Convention) Entry into force: 20 October 2001→ Archived 9 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine

oup.com

academic.oup.com

Bueger, Christian; Edmunds, Timothy (November 1, 2017). "Beyond seablindness: a new agenda for maritime security studies". International Affairs. 93 (6): 1293–1311. doi:10.1093/ia/iix174. hdl:1983/a9bb7d69-6274-4515-8db4-886079ca3668. ISSN 0020-5850.

pravda.com.ua

LOZOVENKO, TETIANA (February 7, 2023). "Russian Gazprom creates its own private military company". Ukrainska Pravda.

promoteukraine.org

"Their Business Is Death". Promote Ukraine. November 26, 2022.

semanticscholar.org

api.semanticscholar.org

Jarle Hansen, Stig (July 2012). "International Interventions, State-Building and Democratization: Justifying the Role of the Private Security Companies in Somalia?". African Security. 5 (3–4): 255–266. doi:10.1080/19392206.2012.732897. ISSN 1939-2206. S2CID 218645866.
Affi, Ladan; Elmi, Afyare A.; Knight, W. Andy; Mohamed, Said (May 3, 2016). "Countering piracy through private security in the Horn of Africa: prospects and pitfalls". Third World Quarterly. 37 (5): 934–950. doi:10.1080/01436597.2015.1114882. ISSN 0143-6597. S2CID 155886392.
Howe, Herbert M. (1998). "Private security forces and African stability: The case of Executive Outcomes". The Journal of Modern African Studies. 36 (2): 307–331. doi:10.1017/S0022278X98002778 (inactive November 1, 2024). S2CID 154459157.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)

sofrep.com

Murphy, Jack (April 1, 2015). "Eeben Barlow Speaks Out (Pt. 1): PMC and Nigerian Strike Force Devastates Boko Haram". No. Online. Force12 Media. Special Operations Forces Situation Report. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.

spectator.co.uk

Freeman, Colin (May 30, 2015). "How to defeat a caliphate: Private military contractors have a bad name, but a great record against the Islamist insurgency in Nigeria". The Spectator. No. Online. London. Archived from the original on July 29, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.

strifeblog.org

WILSON, GREGORY (April 5, 2016). "PROXY Capabilities – The History and Future of Russian Private Military Companies". King’s College London Department of War Studies.

telegraph.co.uk

Crisis as SAS men quit for lucrative Iraq jobs Archived 2008-04-22 at the Wayback Machine, The Daily Telegraph article dated 15/02/2005
Soldiers to be allowed a year off to go to Iraq to earn £500 a day as guards Archived 2008-04-22 at the Wayback Machine, The Daily Telegraph article dated 23/05/2004
$150,000 incentive to stay in US elite forces Archived 2008-04-22 at the Wayback Machine, The Daily Telegraph article dated 07/02/2005
'Trophy' video exposes private security contractors shooting up Iraqi drivers Archived 2008-04-08 at the Wayback Machine, Daily Telegraph article from 26/11/2005.

thedanreport.blogspot.com

"Discussion on a blog about Aegis trophy video". Thedanreport.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2008. Retrieved December 22, 2011.

theguardian.com

Smith, David (April 14, 2015). "South Africa's ageing white mercenaries who helped turn tide on Boko Haram". The Guardian.
"Blackwater founder's Hong Kong firm signs Xinjiang training camp deal". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. February 1, 2019. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved August 24, 2019.

themoscowtimes.com

Eremenko, Alexey (October 28, 2014). "2 Jailed in Russia's First-Ever Mercenary Conviction". The Moscow Times.

time.com

Law, Tara (February 14, 2023). "Gazprom Is Launching a 'Private Military.' Could It Be the Next Wagner Group?". TIME USA INC.

timesofisrael.com

ANTONOVA, MARIA (February 17, 2018). "Russian mercenaries, a secretive weapon in Syria". THE TIMES OF ISRAEL.

un.org

International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries Archived February 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine A/RES/44/34 72nd plenary meeting 4 December 1989 (UN Mercenary Convention) Entry into force: 20 October 2001→ Archived 9 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine

usatoday.com

Higgins Alexander G.US rejects UN mercenary report Archived 2012-06-30 at the Wayback Machine USA Today, October 17, 2007 (syndicated article by Associated Press)

usip.org

"In Africa, Here's How to Respond to Russia's Brutal Wagner Group".

washingtonpost.com

Pincus, Walter (December 16, 2009). "Up to 56,000 more contractors likely for Afghanistan, congressional agency says". Washingtonpost.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
Pincus, Walter (December 17, 2009). "Congress investigating charges of 'protection racket' by Afghanistan contractors". Washingtonpost.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
Congo Holding 3 Americans in Alleged Coup Plot Archived 2017-10-26 at the Wayback Machine, Washington Post article from May 25, 2006
Congo Deports Nearly 3 Dozen Foreigners Archived 2018-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Washington Post article from May 29, 2006.
Merle, Renae (December 5, 2006). "Census Counts 100,000 Contractors in Iraq". Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 6, 2006.
Finer, Jonathan (June 11, 2006). "Contractors Cleared in Videotaped Attacks". Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2014. Keefe said that the 'alleged shooter' in the video was determined to be South African

web.archive.org

Vieira, Constanza (July 17, 2007). "COLOMBIA-ECUADOR: Coca Spraying Makes for Toxic Relations". IPS. Archived from the original on January 18, 2008.
Private Security Transnational Enterprises in Colombia Archived 2008-04-17 at the Wayback Machine José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers' Collective February, 2008.
Yeoman, Barry (June 1, 2003). "Soldiers of Good Fortune". Mother Jones. Archived from the original on May 20, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2007.
"Pretoria inquiry confirms secret battle for the rhino". The Independent. London. January 18, 1996. Archived from the original on August 10, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2008.
International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries Archived February 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine A/RES/44/34 72nd plenary meeting 4 December 1989 (UN Mercenary Convention) Entry into force: 20 October 2001→ Archived 9 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Crisis as SAS men quit for lucrative Iraq jobs Archived 2008-04-22 at the Wayback Machine, The Daily Telegraph article dated 15/02/2005
Soldiers to be allowed a year off to go to Iraq to earn £500 a day as guards Archived 2008-04-22 at the Wayback Machine, The Daily Telegraph article dated 23/05/2004
$150,000 incentive to stay in US elite forces Archived 2008-04-22 at the Wayback Machine, The Daily Telegraph article dated 07/02/2005
Special forces get pay raise Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, National Post article dated August 26, 2006
Abby Stoddard, Adele Harmer and Victoria DiDomenico (2009) Private security providers and services in humanitarian operations Archived 2016-02-15 at the Wayback Machine Overseas Development Institute
Pincus, Walter (December 16, 2009). "Up to 56,000 more contractors likely for Afghanistan, congressional agency says". Washingtonpost.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
Pincus, Walter (December 17, 2009). "Congress investigating charges of 'protection racket' by Afghanistan contractors". Washingtonpost.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
"SL:SoF Synopsis". Foreign Correspondent. ABC Television. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008.
"Sierra Leone: Soldiers of Fortune, Script". Foreign Correspondent. ABC Television. Archived from the original on July 7, 2009.
Congo Holding 3 Americans in Alleged Coup Plot Archived 2017-10-26 at the Wayback Machine, Washington Post article from May 25, 2006
Congo Deports Nearly 3 Dozen Foreigners Archived 2018-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Washington Post article from May 29, 2006.
Freeman, Colin (May 15, 2015). "Nigeria hired South African mercenaries to wage a secret war on Africa's deadliest jihadist group". The Telegraph. No. Business Insider. Online. Archived from the original on August 6, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
Freeman, Colin (May 30, 2015). "How to defeat a caliphate: Private military contractors have a bad name, but a great record against the Islamist insurgency in Nigeria". The Spectator. No. Online. London. Archived from the original on July 29, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
Murphy, Jack (April 1, 2015). "Eeben Barlow Speaks Out (Pt. 1): PMC and Nigerian Strike Force Devastates Boko Haram". No. Online. Force12 Media. Special Operations Forces Situation Report. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
Merle, Renae (December 5, 2006). "Census Counts 100,000 Contractors in Iraq". Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 6, 2006.
"Secretary Rumsfeld's Remarks to the Johns Hopkins, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies". Defenselink.mil. Archived from the original on December 1, 2009. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
Hirch, Michael (September 20, 2007). "Blackwater and the Bush Legacy". Newsweek. p. 2. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved September 23, 2007.
"Blackwater staff face charges". CNN.com. September 23, 2007. Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved September 23, 2007.
Michael r. gordon (August 18, 2010). "Civilians to Take U.S. Lead as Military Leaves Iraq". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 27, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
"A movieclip containing the behavior of alleged Aegis Defence Services driving in Iraq". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
'Trophy' video exposes private security contractors shooting up Iraqi drivers Archived 2008-04-08 at the Wayback Machine, Daily Telegraph article from 26/11/2005.
"Discussion on a blog about Aegis trophy video". Thedanreport.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2008. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
Finer, Jonathan (June 11, 2006). "Contractors Cleared in Videotaped Attacks". Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2014. Keefe said that the 'alleged shooter' in the video was determined to be South African
"U.S. suspends diplomatic convoys throughout Iraq". 9 September 2007. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
RISEN, JAMES; WILLIAMS, TIMOTHY (29 January 2009). "U.S. Looks for Blackwater Replacement in Iraq". New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
APUZZO, MATT (October 22, 2014). "Former Blackwater Guards Convicted in Iraq Shooting". New York Times. Archived from the original on January 1, 2017.
U.S. firm offers 'private armies' for low-intensity conflicts Archived 2006-04-12 at the Wayback Machine, WorldTribune article from March 29, 2006
Schaer, Cathrin (April 9, 2024). "Why is a 'French Foreign Legion' for the UAE problematic?". Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
"The 'Privatization of Force' Presses on in Russia (Part Two)". Jamestown Foundation. February 28, 2023. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
"CITIC Limited | Corporate Profile". www.citic.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
Schooner, Steven L; Berteau, David J (2013). "Emerging Policy and Practice Issues (2012)": 15. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Higgins Alexander G.US rejects UN mercenary report Archived 2012-06-30 at the Wayback Machine USA Today, October 17, 2007 (syndicated article by Associated Press)
Denver, University of. "ANSI/ASIS Standards – Private Security Monitor – University of Denver". psm.du.edu. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

worldcat.org

search.worldcat.org

Bueger, Christian; Edmunds, Timothy (November 1, 2017). "Beyond seablindness: a new agenda for maritime security studies". International Affairs. 93 (6): 1293–1311. doi:10.1093/ia/iix174. hdl:1983/a9bb7d69-6274-4515-8db4-886079ca3668. ISSN 0020-5850.
Scahill, Jeremy. (2007). Blackwater : the rise of the world's most powerful mercenary army. New York, NY: Nation Books. ISBN 978-1-56025-979-4. OCLC 84897494.
Jarle Hansen, Stig (July 2012). "International Interventions, State-Building and Democratization: Justifying the Role of the Private Security Companies in Somalia?". African Security. 5 (3–4): 255–266. doi:10.1080/19392206.2012.732897. ISSN 1939-2206. S2CID 218645866.
Affi, Ladan; Elmi, Afyare A.; Knight, W. Andy; Mohamed, Said (May 3, 2016). "Countering piracy through private security in the Horn of Africa: prospects and pitfalls". Third World Quarterly. 37 (5): 934–950. doi:10.1080/01436597.2015.1114882. ISSN 0143-6597. S2CID 155886392.
Hager, Emily B.; Mazzetti, Mark (November 25, 2015). "Emirates Secretly Sends Colombian Mercenaries to Yemen Fight". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
"Blackwater founder's Hong Kong firm signs Xinjiang training camp deal". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. February 1, 2019. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved August 24, 2019.

worldtribune.com

U.S. firm offers 'private armies' for low-intensity conflicts Archived 2006-04-12 at the Wayback Machine, WorldTribune article from March 29, 2006

youtube.com

"A complex History of Executive Outcomes, a South African mercenary organisation.#mercenaries". YouTube. March 6, 2021.
"Dusty Capetown Gang leader threatens Mozambican OG Abdullah + Trakboys respond". YouTube. July 25, 2022.