Jamie Read

About the author

I am a former UK infantry reconnaissance specialist serving worldwide, military advisor to Ukrainian special operations, a former volunteer with the YPG in Syria. Worked many years as a private security contractor in the Middle East and Africa and currently working as an executive protection officer on the UK circuit. Also, I am the owner of the Mercs Corner podcast.

Inside the Armed Groups Operating in Somalia

Here in Somalia, there are quite a few armed groups kicking around. Some are on the good side of the Somali government, other groups, not so much. Let me run you through the good guys, first. Somali Police Force The Somali Police Force isn’t your typical law enforcement agency. Some of its members are former militiamen from back in […]

The Belgium Angle on the Paris Terrorist Attacks

Arriving in Brussels, Belgium for first time, I didn’t know what to expect. I’d just left Paris, and knew that many of the terrorists in the Paris attacks were from here. I was interested to find out why Belgium was such a hot spot for terrorists, what the police and intelligence services were doing about this problem, and what steps we could follow to help stop […]

Update: On The Ground in Paris ‘Revenge in The Air’

As I land in Paris, you would never think that two nights ago Islamic terrorists launched one of the most shocking attacks in Europe to date, killing 129 and wounding over 300. My first stop was the hotel which is located and in the center of where these shootings took place. First stop of the […]