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LEGALITY OF USE OF MERCENARIES IN NIGERIA’S COUNTER-TERRORISM PROTOCOL
LEGALITY OF USE OF MERCENARIES IN NIGERIA’S COUNTER-TERRORISM PROTOCOL Chike B. OKOSA Abstract Nigeria’s monopoly of use of force within its territory is increasingly challenged by terrorists, bandits, separatists and criminal… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Tracking mercenaries
Tracking mercenaries By Alia Brahimi In Season 1, Episode 7 of the Guns for Hire podcast, host Alia Brahimi is joined by the Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins. They discuss the importance… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Predatory recruitment of mercenaries must end: UN experts
Press releases Special Procedures Predatory recruitment of mercenaries must end: UN experts 19 September 2023 Statements Statement at the conclusion of the 21st session of the UN Working Group on the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The Role of Mercenaries in Modern Warfare
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Mercenaries’ business
Mercenaries’ business Saleem Qamar Butt July 20, 2023 Opinions, Columns Mercenaries or ‘Guns for Hire’ have been a part of war since humans first started to coordinate and live amongst each… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Guns for Hire? A Season for Mercenaries
Guns for Hire? A Season for Mercenaries By Thalif Deen Reprint | | Print | UNITED NATIONS, Jul 17 2023 (IPS) – Just after a band of mercenaries tried to oust… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Mercenaries have no place in civilised world
Mercenaries have no place in civilised world Ahmedabad Mirror 03-07-2023 12:00 PM They are there in most international conflicts like ghost fighters. They fight, kill, commit war crimes and yet cannot… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Dogs of War: From Ten Thousand, Blackwater to Wagner, the 2,500-year tale of the mercenaries
Panorama Masum Billah 26 June, 2023, 08:30 am Last modified: 26 June, 2023, 08:58 am Dogs of War: From Ten Thousand, Blackwater to Wagner, the 2,500-year tale of the mercenaries One… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Agents of War and Fighters by Proxy
Agents of War and Fighters by Proxy The Media Line Staff 05/06/2023 An-Nahar, Lebanon, April 29 Mercenaries and their agents often take advantage of political conflicts and security unrest. This can… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Role of Mercenaries in Modern Warfare
Muhammad Usama Khalid May 26, 2023 The Role of Mercenaries in Modern Warfare The concept of mercenaries is not a new phenomenon, instead it dates back to the ancient history of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
