PKSOI PAPER
PAST IS PROLOGUE : ABROAD IN SYRIA WITH THE GHOSTS OF IRAQ
David Alpher , PhD
Research Professor of Peace and Stability Operations , Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute
January 2017
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