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    ‘Chinese mercenaries’ aiding Kokang

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    ‘Chinese mercenaries’ aiding Kokang Published: 21 Feb 2015 at 20.35 Online news: Asean Writer: Associated Press Refugees pass the time in a monastery in Lashio, where they have fled to escape… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Two ‘ mercenaries ‘ jailed in Bolivia over Morales plot

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    Two ‘ mercenaries ‘ jailed in Bolivia over Morales plot Agence France Presse 20 February 2015 16:03 Two men accused of involvement in a suspected foreign mercenary plot to kill Bolivian… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Former US army sniper pleads guilty to murder plot

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    Former US army sniper pleads guilty to murder plot A former US soldier who allegedly formed an international band of snipers as mercenaries has confessed to a murder plot in New… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Jamie Dornan’s ‘Jadotville’ picked up by Netflix

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    Jamie Dornan’s ‘Jadotville’ picked up by Netflix “Jadotvillile,” a film based on the “1961 siege of an Irish U.N. battalion by 3,000 Congolese troops, led by French and Belgian mercenaries working… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The mercenary moniker: Condemnations, contradictions and the politics of definition

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    Security Dialogue April 2014 vol. 45 no. 2 174-191 The mercenary moniker: Condemnations, contradictions and the politics of definition Aaron Ettinger 1.      Department of Political Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada Email:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Reframing the anti-mercenary norm: private military and security companies and mercenarism

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    Reframing the anti-mercenary norm: private military and security companies and mercenarism   Author(s): Ulrich Petersohn Source: International Journal. 69.4 (Dec. 2014): p475. COPYRIGHT 2014 Canadian International Council Abstract Since the nineteenth… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Boko Haram: Nigeria Hires SA Mercenaries Illegally

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    Boko Haram: Nigeria Hires SA Mercenaries Illegally Nkem Ikeke In recent weeks, there have been reports about a regional alliance between Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Benin through a Multi-National Joint… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Former members of France’s military have joined Islamic State

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    Former members of France’s military have joined Islamic State Centre Daily Times By Mitchell Prothero McClatchy Foreign Staff 4 February 2015 IRBIL, Iraq At least 12 former members of the French… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Paper tells story of alleged mercenary from Latvia who fought, died in Ukraine

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    Paper tells story of alleged mercenary from Latvia who fought, died in Ukraine BBC Monitoring European 9 February 2015 12:01 Text of report by Latvian newspaper Latvijas Avize on 6 February… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Mercenaries Allegedly Land in Liberia

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    Mercenaries Allegedly Land in Liberia Security sources in Monrovia say hundreds of mercenaries are landing in the country to help put down an incursion in the north and beef-up Sierra Leone… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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