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Tag: Mercenaries and Private Military Contractors

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Drone Explosion in Haiti Kills 2 SWAT Members and Injures 6 Others

August 20, 2025August 21, 2025FRANCES ROBLESComments Off on Drone Explosion in Haiti Kills 2 SWAT Members and Injures 6 Others

A drone intended for attacking gang members detonated at a police base, raising questions about how the deadly operations are conducted.

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An American Team Went to Combat Haiti’s Gangs, Then Lost Two of Its Own

August 2, 2025August 2, 2025Frances Robles, David C. Adams and Andre PaultreComments Off on An American Team Went to Combat Haiti’s Gangs, Then Lost Two of Its Own

A Haitian American Navy veteran and his police officer cousin who were working in Haiti with Studebaker, an American military contractor, are missing and presumed dead.

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Conquering Soccer and Arming Warlords

June 29, 2025June 29, 2025Declan Walsh and Tariq PanjaComments Off on Conquering Soccer and Arming Warlords

The Emirati vice president is best known as the owner of Manchester City, a top English soccer team. Behind the scenes, he has been described as the “handler” guiding his country’s secret foreign wars.

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Simon Mann, Mercenary Who Sought to Overthrow African Ruler, Dies at 72

May 22, 2025May 24, 2025ADAM NOSSITERComments Off on Simon Mann, Mercenary Who Sought to Overthrow African Ruler, Dies at 72

After Eton and a successful career in the British Army, he became, in his words, “the go-to guy for military coups.” The rewards (and risks) were enormous.

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Zelensky Doubles Down on Claim That Many Chinese Are Fighting for Russia

April 9, 2025April 9, 2025Berry Wang and Cassandra VinogradComments Off on Zelensky Doubles Down on Claim That Many Chinese Are Fighting for Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said more than 150 Chinese men were fighting for Russia in Ukraine, hours after China dismissed claims that many of its citizens were involved in the war.

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Chad Ends Longtime Military Partnership With France

November 29, 2024November 29, 2024ADAM NOSSITERComments Off on Chad Ends Longtime Military Partnership With France

The decision by Chad is another blow to what remained of France’s military influence in the troubled stretch of countries below the Sahara, where Russia’s influence has been growing.

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U.K. Man Fighting for Ukraine Is Said to Be Captured in Russia

November 25, 2024IVAN NECHEPURENKOComments Off on U.K. Man Fighting for Ukraine Is Said to Be Captured in Russia

Russian state media reported that a British volunteer for the Ukrainian Army was captured amid fighting in the Kursk region.

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Russia Sentences 72-Year-Old American on Charges of Fighting for Ukraine

October 7, 2024IVAN NECHEPURENKOComments Off on Russia Sentences 72-Year-Old American on Charges of Fighting for Ukraine

Stephen James Hubbard, a native of Big Rapids, Mich., whose family says is an English teacher, was sentenced to six years and 10 months in a penal colony.

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Russia Sentences 72-Year-Old American on Charges of Fighting for Ukraine

October 7, 2024IVAN NECHEPURENKOComments Off on Russia Sentences 72-Year-Old American on Charges of Fighting for Ukraine

Stephen James Hubbard, a native of Big Rapids, Mich., whose family says is an English teacher, was sentenced to six years and 10 months in a penal colony.

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Russia Signs Satellite Deal With Three West African Military Governments

September 24, 2024September 24, 2024ELIAN PELTIERComments Off on Russia Signs Satellite Deal With Three West African Military Governments

The partnership between Russia’s space agency and the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger deepens these countries’ turn toward the Kremlin in their effort to fight off Islamist insurgencies.

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