Mercenary Armies are described as soldiers who are paid by a foreign country to fight in its army. History is filled with these fighting forces made up of freelance warriors who never pledged their allegiance to any particular nation or king. The troops were a force to be reckoned with, here are six of history's most infamous and influential private armies, according to
April 5, 2021 last updated 17:38 ET Blackwater founder Erik Prince arrives for a closed meeting with members of the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 30, 2017 (AP photo by Jacquelyn Martin).
Why Mercenary Armies Are Running Amok
It may take years to unravel the tangled web surrounding “Project Opus,” the bungled 2019 mercenary operation to prop up Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, which allegedly included efforts to deploy a special hit squad to Libya. Few observers tracking the burgeoning global market for privatized armies, however, were likely surprised by reports last week that U.N. investigators suspect the involvement of former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince.
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