In the middle of the war with Ukraine RussiaThe Wagner Group, a private army, has revolted. Following the coup, Russia’s Defense Ministry issued an arrest warrant against Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner Group. Yevgeny spoke of capturing the headquarters of the Russian army. According to Russian law, Yevgeny could have been sentenced to 20 years in prison after the coup. Russia is not the only country in the world that has a private army.
There are many people in the world who have private armies, their fighters can be hired and used in war. Know, which are the countries.
Unity Resource Group, Australia
Australia's private Army Unity Resource Group has a staff of 1200 soldiers worldwide. Its management team consists of expert military officers. This includes many retired military officers from the US, Australian and Great Britain armies. The group is responsible for the security of the Australian embassy in Baghdad. The army was deployed to conduct peaceful elections in Lebanon. Apart from this, assistance was provided by deployment to a private oil company in the crisis zone of Bahrain. Apart from this it also works for Africa, America, Central Asia and Europe.
Erin International, UK
Erin International, a British private army, is headquartered in Dubai. There are 16 thousand soldiers in this army. Their largest presence is in Africa. This army has been deployed in 282 places in the world. The army has long been used to protect iron, oil and gas projects in the Republic of Congo.
Asia Security Group, Afghanistan
Asia Security Group, a private army of Afghanistan, is headquartered in Kabul. The 600-strong army was previously commanded by Hashmat Karzai, a relative of former Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Used this army many times for its mission in America. According to media reports, the US Army has signed contracts worth millions of dollars with this army. Asia Security Group recruits mercenaries through American Dynacorp.
Dyncorp, Virginia
This Virginia-based private army is active in Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America. The 10,000-strong army came under fire when its soldiers clashed with a Colombian rebel group. Apart from this, Peru has conducted and successfully carried out many anti-drug missions through this private army. It has also been used for many missions in Somalia and Sudan. Apart from this, this army has also completed its mission in many countries.
Aegis Protection Services, UK
This is Britain's private army, which works to protect the United Nations, the US government, Iraq and oil companies. This army with 5000 soldiers is mainly spread in Afghanistan and Bahrain.
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