A mercenary is a person who takes part in an armed conflict, who is not a national or a party to the conflict and is "motivated to take part in the hostilities essentially by the desire for private gain and, in fact, is promised, by or on behalf of a party to the conflict, material compensation substantially in excess of that promised or paid to combatants of similar ranks and functions in the armed forces of that Party".
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Teacher of the year for life: Professor hired mercenaries to rescue student from ISIS
Some teachers deserve apples, this one deserves a whole orchard after sending a team of mercenaries to rescue a student who ...