How many mercenaries are involved in the Iraq war??

Question

is there anywhere i could finds stats?

Answer 1

they should have just sent the A-team...lord knows Mr. T could use the work.

Answer 2

The press reports that 800,000 "contractors" are employed by the US in Iraq.  Many of those are armed security personnel, while others are doing construction, running medical clinics, etc.  How many carry weapons is classified.

Answer 3

None,

Mercenaries carry out combat operations.

There are no private forces carrying out combat operations in iraq.

If you mean security contractors.

The US government employs about 1,500 in Iraq, to augument the State departments Diplomatic Security Service, protecting Diplomats.

There are estimates there are another 10,000 security contractors employed by the companies doing rebuilding in Iraq.

But most of those security contractors are Iraqi citizens,

Just like 70% of all contractors rebuilding are iraqi citizens.

Answer 4

A shitload...double or triple the amount of soldiers