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    “Composite Warfare” – a composite insight into conflict and war in Africa

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    “Composite Warfare” – a composite insight into conflict and war in Africa Written by Kim Helfrich, Monday, 17 October 2016 Eeben Barlow is a name well-known to those who are practitioners… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    ‘A Place of Hell’: Acquitted Mercenaries on Prison Experiences

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    ‘A Place of Hell’: Acquitted Mercenaries on Prison Experiences Monrovia – Sitting under a tree in a brown sandy yard beside an unfinished house, are three men formerly accused of mercenarism… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    URGENT MEASURES NEEDED TO DETER MERCENARIES AND FOREIGN FIGHTERS AND PREVENT FURTHER VIOLENCE IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

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    URGENT MEASURES NEEDED TO DETER MERCENARIES AND FOREIGN FIGHTERS AND PREVENT FURTHER VIOLENCE IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC BANGUI/GENEVA, October 20, 2016  – The United Nations Working Group on mercenaries called… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    In Somalia, U.S. Escalates a Shadow War

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    Africa In Somalia, U.S. Escalates a Shadow War By MARK MAZZETTI, JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and ERIC SCHMITTOCT. 16, 2016 Photo Ugandan troops serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia in 2012.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Cameroon Clamps Down on Private Security Firms

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    Cameroon Clamps Down on Private Security Firms September 16, 2016 2:10 PM Moki Edwin Kindzeka FILE – Cameroonian soldiers guard against Boko Haram militants on Elbeid bridge near the village of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    From combat to non-combat action:Private military and security companies and humanitarian assistance operations in Darfur, Sudan

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    Dogs of war: Who are the British mercenaries roaming Africa accused of ‘war crimes’?

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    Dogs of war: Who are the British mercenaries roaming Africa accused of ‘war crimes’? By Elsa Buchanan February 6, 2016 08:00 GMT Mercenaries in Somalia A Somali man who makes a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Life sentences upheld for 9 Liberian mercenaries

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    Life sentences upheld for 9 Liberian mercenaries Africa Friday 23 September 2016 – 2:35pm File: Liberia’s Supreme Court found that the men, originally convicted in June 2014, were responsible for a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Surveillance of the Surveillers: Regulation of the Private Security Industry in South Africa and Kenya

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    THE UNDERBELLY OF GLOBAL SECURITY: SIERRA LEONEAN EX-MILITIAS IN IRAQ

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