

Most of time the relation between PMCs and mercenaries or freelance soldiers fighting for money, is questioned by global public opinion. Mainly the US-based firms along with private military contractors from the UK are serving all around the world especially in conflict zones in Africa, the Middle East and Afghanistan. Private military contractors (PMC) play a major role in the fields of gathering intelligence, training security ambitions, technical and technological support and transporting needs in conflict zones and all around the world. The global market for mercenaries and private military contractors is worth more than $100 billion, and the lines that differentiate the two are blurry.Ī private contractor gestures to their colleagues flying over in a helicopter as they secure the scene of a roadside bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, July 5, 2005.
