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2 days ago · A mercenary, also called a merc, soldier of fortune, or hired gun, 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 military. [1] [2] Mercenaries fight for money or other forms of payment rather than for political interests.
Jul 6, 2024 · Greek mercenary from Achaea who served in the Carthaginian garrison at Lilybaeum while it was besieged by the Romans during the First Punic War. Foiled a plot by Gallic mercenaries to surrender Lilybaeum to the enemy. Leader of the Gallic mercenaries in the Carthaginian army during the First Punic War.
3 hours ago · Unable to earn enough at home, Syrian opposition fighters are travelling via Turkey to Niger to work as mercenaries.
Jun 27, 2024 · Mercenary meatgrinder: The price of Bakhmut. By Alia Brahimi. In Season 2, Episode 3 of the Guns for Hire podcast, host Alia Brahimi is joined by the Russian photographer and journalist, David Frenkel, to consider the staggering toll of the “Bakhmut meatgrinder.”
Jun 23, 2024 · Reuters. Yevgeny Prigozhin led Wagner forces into the Russian city of Rostov virtually unopposed. Russia has effectively dismantled and replaced the Wagner Group in the year since the mercenaries...
6 days ago · With F-16 fighter jets about to enter the battle, a big question is how best to use them. Two airpower experts have a plan in mind.
Jul 2, 2024 · Moscow is turning to a new mercenary group, Africa Corps, to train paid fighters from across the continent to fight its war in Ukraine