The fighter pilot, the mercenary boss, and the warlord: a modern Libyan war story | Four Corners

In conflict zones around the world, battles are increasingly being fought not just by armies, but by private military contractors operating as guns for hire. These mercenaries live in a shadowy world away from the public eye where the normal rules of combat don’t apply. In 2019, a group of private military contractors allegedly made a failed attempt to overthrow a Middle Eastern government.