Not only in Russia, these countries of the world have huge private armies like Wagner Group

For the first time in nearly 25 years of Russian President Putin's rule, the world has witnessed a coup. Which has shaken Vladimir Putin to the core. Although this rebellion was suppressed within 24 hours, the private army Wagner Group, which carried out this rebellion, is now being discussed all over the world. People are asking the question that what is this private army? Which countries have a private army and what does it do? Also how does he get money.

What is a private army?

According to the website of the American organization The World of Statics, about 10 countries of the world have private military companies. In which most of the companies are in super power countries. Countries like America, Russia, Britain, France, Germany and Australia form private armies by collecting retired officers from their military or intelligence agencies. These officers take huge sums of money and provide protection to super rich people as well as executives of multinational companies and dictators. In this way he does business worth billions of dollars.

Use of private army where there is no regular army

Private armies serve all over the world. It operates in places where the regular army cannot operate. According to a newspaper, the largest use of private army was in 2007 by the US during the Iraq war. More than 1.80 lakh men of the private army were sent to fight in support of the government in this war. On the other hand, only 1.60 lakh American soldiers were on the war front. Most of these men are registered in the name of a business company in their own countries. Wherever private armies operate, human rights are violated on a massive scale but they get away with it. In other words, ethics and rules do not apply to them. He works only for money.

Five private army groups in America

America has about five private army groups. These groups have more than 83,000 fighters. The most dangerous group among them is Blackwater. Blackwater has carried out major missions for the US government in Afghanistan, Syria, Bosnia and other war zones around the world. It is believed that this army is the most advanced private army in the world in technical terms. It has its own military aircraft, tanks, artillery and lethal weapons like UAVs. He was accused of several serious human rights violations in Iraq. After returning to America from Iraq, some members of this group were prosecuted and thrown in jail, but the then US President pardoned these criminals. The second largest private army in the United States is Diankop, which includes more than 10,000 fighters. The group was created in 1946 and is headquartered in Virginia. This private army has also carried out many major missions in Somalia and Sudan, including anti-drug missions. However, he gained more fame when he fought a war with Colombian rebels. This army is also active in Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America besides there are three other private armies about which not enough information is available.

A private army in Britain called Ari's International

Erini International is a British private army but headquartered in Dubai. This private army company has 16 thousand soldiers. The army is very busy as its troops are deployed in 282 locations around the world. The army is also being used to protect iron, oil and gas projects in the Republic of Congo. Apart from this, Britain also has a private army called Aegis Defense Service. This army with 5000 soldiers is spread across Afghanistan and Bahrain. This private army also works to protect Iraq and oil companies.

Unity Resource Group near Australia

Private Army Unity Resource Group of Australia works in a very professional manner. It has a staff of 1200 soldiers worldwide. It has offices in London, USA and Australia. Its motto is a reliable solution in an unreliable world. It was established in the year 2000. Their website claims that the government of many countries around the world officially hires their service. Its management team includes many retired military officers from the US, Australian and Great Britain armies. The group is deployed to protect the Australian embassy in Baghdad. The army was deployed to conduct peaceful elections in Lebanon. Apart from this, a private oil company was assisted by being deployed in the crisis zone of Bahrain. Apart from this it also works for Africa, America, Central Asia and Europe.

Asia Security Group

Asia Security Group, a private army of Afghanistan, is headquartered in Kabul. The command of this army of 600 soldiers was previously in the hands of Hashmat Karzai, a relative of the former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai. America used this army many times for its mission. 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. However, after the rule of the Taliban, the discussion of this army has completely stopped.

Frontier Service Group near China

In 2014, Hong Kong private contractors founded Frontier Service Group. Its purpose was to provide security to officials of Chinese state-owned companies. China currently uses it to protect the Belt and Road Initiative i.e. BRI project. Apart from this, the company also provides security to Chinese officials and companies in Asia, Europe and Africa.

What is the source of income of private armies?

Fighters like the Wagner group are spread across the globe. Some are small and some are very big running missions in war-torn and troubled countries of the world for money. Their source of earnings is twofold. When not at war, these private armies provide security to large companies around the world. These companies pay for this work. Secondly, when there is a war going on somewhere these companies fight on behalf of the government and earn huge money. Apart from this, these private companies loot the resources of the areas under their control. For example, when the Wagner Group took over Soledar, Ukraine, it profited greatly from the salt mines there. In Syria too, the government of Bashar al-Assad awarded oil and mining licenses to the areas that the private army was taking under their control.