Mercenary
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A mercenary, merc, or soldier of fortune is a private individual who joins an armed conflict for personal profit, is otherwise an outsider to the conflict, and is not a member of any other official mi
c. 1525 engraving of two Swiss mercenaries
Belarusian volunteers of Ukraine's International Legion, 2022
Ugandan Triple Canopy contractors undergoing training in Iraq, 2011
A private military contractor in Badakhshan Province, 2006
Private military company
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A private military company or private military and security company is a private company that provides armed combat and/or security services. PMCs refer to their personnel as "security contractors" or
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…loopholes several French companies provide mercenary services. The French state owns 50% of Défense Conseil International, which it founded, a private military company (PMC) which does not supply any fighters but is used to export military training services. It realised a profit of €222 million in 2019. It is an offence…
David Stirling, founder of the SAS, founded a PMC in the 1960s.
Armed contractors aboard a merchant ship to deter piracy
Iraqi contract security in the International (Green) Zone of Baghdad