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Assyrian Christians in the Nineveh Plains, with the help of a group of Americans, are building a fighting machine to stand toe-to-toe with the Islamic State to preserve their homeland, their history and their heritage.
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The soldiers of the Nineveh Plains Protection Unit (NPU) (Photo: Matthew VanDyke)
The soldiers of the Nineveh Plains Protection Unit (NPU) (Photo: Matthew VanDyke)
Matthew VanDyke, right, who founded Sons of Liberty International, in training with members of the Nineveh Plains Protection Unit in Iraq (Photo: Photo courtesy of Matthew VanDyke.)
The soldiers of the Nineveh Plains Protection Unit (NPU) (Photo: Matthew VanDyke)
The soldiers of the Nineveh Plains Protection Unit (NPU) (Photo: Matthew VanDyke)
Matthew VanDyke, founder of Sons of Liberty International, a non-profit organization that offers free training and consulting to vulnerable populations under authoritarian regimes (Photo: Photo courtesy of Matthew VanDyke)