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5 days ago · Apr. 26, 2024, 9:08 AM ET (Deutsche Welle) Wagner Group, Russian mercenary group that has conducted military operations around the world on behalf of the Russian government. Although private military companies are illegal in Russia, extensive ties between Wagner and Russian military and intelligence structures have long been assumed.
20 hours ago · Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a United States senator from Missouri from 1935 to 1945 and briefly as the 34th vice president in 1945 under Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1 day ago · Ok, one more bit, showing how mercenaries can work: The priorities of Neocon Washington were also projected into US policy in Africa. After Liberian warlord Charles Taylor sponsored the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) in Sierra Leone in the late ’90s, the RUF quickly captured most of the country, particularly the diamond-rich areas of the north.
1 day ago · While the police try to find leads regarding the diamond heist at the bank, the film’s focus shifts to a young woman named Maria Santos, the daughter of renowned Brazilian long-jump athlete Helena Santos. Although Maria had been trained by her mother to follow in her footsteps from a very young age, she too faces a similar disadvantage ...
20 hours ago · The ongoing case of Wagner/Africa Corps in Mali is illustrative of this dynamic, as researchers note that despite shared attitudes on counterinsurgency strategies, some members of the Malian armed forces are growing disgruntled with Russian mercenaries. Issues with command and control, lines of authority, and even racism have each been cited as ...
5 days ago · May 25, 2024, 4:11 AM PDT. Members of Russia's Wagner Group. Arkady Budnitsky/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images. Russia has deployed Africa Corps units to aid its offensive in Ukraine's Kharkiv...
6 hours ago · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka and Russia are starting talks Thursday to resolve the issue of Sri Lankans fighting alongside Russians in the war against Ukraine, after at least 16 people ...
