8,000 Private Soldiers Quit Turkish Army in 2011 "In 2012, approximately 8,000 contracted private soldiers quit the Turkish Army which required the deployment of compulsory drafted civilians into the ...

Professional warriors, employed by governments and wealthy entities as private soldiers, have existed in practically every society across every race and culture since the dawn of civilization. 21st ...

U.S. contractors have few rules when working in military zones abroad. Peter Singer, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and author of Corporate Warriors: The Rise of the Privatized Military ...

He explained that the recent alleged maltreatment of civilians started after some private soldiers were posted to the school. He said that the Commandant’s attention had been called to some of the ...

But many soldiers on the ground — who make in a year what private guards can be paid in just one month — say their private counterparts should answer to a higher authority, just as they do. More than ...

In the Bayrampaşa Trial related to the "Return to Life" operation, the gendarmerie declared that the private soldiers on trial were not on duty at the Bayrampaşa Prison at the time. Other information ...

Troops with amputated limbs or serious injuries return home to find a patchwork system of treatment and, often, efforts to keep them out of the public eye. By Neil MacFarquhar and Milana Mazaeva A ...