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What (who) is Mercenary - definition
![Assyrian army]]. From the South-West Palace, [[Nineveh]]. 7th century BC](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Alabaster-bas relief, non-Assyrian mercenaries part of the Assyrian army, holding spears and shields. From the South-West Palace, Nineveh, Iraq. 7th century BCE. Pergamon Museum.jpg?width=200 "Assyrian army]]. From the South-West Palace, [[Nineveh]]. 7th century BC")
![Private military contractor in [[Badakhshan Province]], [[Afghanistan]], 2006.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan.jpg?width=200 "Private military contractor in [[Badakhshan Province]], [[Afghanistan]], 2006.")
![A peasant begs a mercenary for mercy in front of his burning farm during the [[Thirty Years' War]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bondi brennandi hus.jpg?width=200 "A peasant begs a mercenary for mercy in front of his burning farm during the [[Thirty Years' War]].")
![[[Frederick Russell Burnham]] in Africa](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Burnham in africa close up.jpg?width=200 "[[Frederick Russell Burnham]] in Africa")
![Landsknechte, [[etching]] by [[Daniel Hopfer]], c. 1530.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Landsknechte.jpg?width=200 "Landsknechte, [[etching]] by [[Daniel Hopfer]], c. 1530.")
![Foreign Legionnaire]] during the [[French conquest of Algeria]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Légion Étrangère 1852.png?width=200 "Foreign Legionnaire]] during the [[French conquest of Algeria]]")
![A banner on the wall of the office of the [[Mahdi Army]] in [[Al Diwaniyah]], [[Iraq]] announcing the killing of one of the militia members in Syria](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mercenary.jpg?width=200 "A banner on the wall of the office of the [[Mahdi Army]] in [[Al Diwaniyah]], [[Iraq]] announcing the killing of one of the militia members in Syria")
![Redshanks]] in Ireland, in the service of [[Gustavus Adolphus]] of Sweden; 1631 German engraving](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Scottish mercenaries in the Thirty Years War.jpg?width=200 "Redshanks]] in Ireland, in the service of [[Gustavus Adolphus]] of Sweden; 1631 German engraving")
![Turkish]] mercenary in Byzantine service c. 1436](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Turkic mercenary in Byzantine service - 1436 – PISANELLO.jpg?width=200 "Turkish]] mercenary in Byzantine service c. 1436")
![Marignano]], drawing by [[Urs Graf]], himself a Swiss mercenary who may have fought there.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Urs Graf Schrecken des Kriegs 1521.jpg?width=200 "Marignano]], drawing by [[Urs Graf]], himself a Swiss mercenary who may have fought there.")
Wikipedia
A mercenary or mercs, sometimes also known as a soldier of fortune or hired gun, is a private individual that joins a military conflict for personal profit, is otherwise an outsider to the conflict, and is not a member of any other official military. Mercenaries fight for money or other forms of payment rather than for political interests.
Beginning in the 20th century, mercenaries have increasingly come to be seen as less entitled to protections by rules of war than non-mercenaries. The Geneva Conventions declare that mercenaries are not recognized as legitimate combatants and do not have to be granted the same legal protections as captured service personnel of the armed forces. In practice, whether or not a person is a mercenary may be a matter of degree, as financial and political interests may overlap.
