As U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus warned, “Half-measures in urban warfare do not save lives. They only postpone defeat.”The post Fallujah and Gaza City: Why Israel cannot stop short of ...

Barrie Rice is a former commando with the New Zealand Special Air Service. For the past 30 years, he's been a mercenary and personal bodyguard.

The presence of hundreds of South American fighters in the Sudanese desert adds another unexpected international element to ...

Renewed American interest in mercenaries and private military companies (PMCs) will only accelerate their use globally and ...

Blackwater founder Erik Prince is seeking business deals in Ukraine’s drone sector amid reports of Donald Trump’s administration considering using American private military contractors in the country, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Blackwater security contractor was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for his role in the 2007 shooting of unarmed civilians in Iraq that left 14 people dead. Federal ...

LIMA, Peru—Edwin Ajahuana, a mine owner from high in the Andes, spent 23 hours traveling by road to meet the mercenary he hoped could protect his workers and assets. At the bougainvillea-adorned ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The updated UP Phone will eventually be made in the US, but it isn’t yet. The updated UP Phone will eventually be ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — The city of Lynchburg is working on its largest capital improvement project in history, and it's all happening right below your feet. "We are building the Blackwater CSO Tunnel ...

DAVIS, W.Va. (WCHS) — Blackwater Falls in Tucker County is one of the most iconic places in West Virginia. The 57-foot waterfall may grab the most attention, but the view of the Blackwater River below ...

Baghdad — A fire at a newly opened mall in eastern Iraq's Wasit province killed more than 60 people, including women and children, Iraqi officials said Thursday. The nation's Interior Ministry said in ...

Local officials blamed shoddy construction and a lack of preparedness for the scale of the tragedy at the newly opened building. By Erika Solomon and Falih Hassan Erika Solomon has reported on Iraq ...