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    U.S. private security contractors will operate key Gaza checkpoint

    Jan 23, 2025 –World U.S. private security contractors will operate key Gaza checkpoint Barak Ravid Displaced Palestinians return to their houses after the ceasefire and hostage-prisoner swap deal between Hamas and Israel… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Gaza checkpoint to be staffed by scores of armed American contractors

    Gaza checkpoint to be staffed by scores of armed American contractors   By Jonathan Landay and Aram Roston January 30, 20251:34 PM EST Updated 11 days ago Item 1 of 5 A satellite image… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    US mercenary firm tapped to oversee return of displaced Palestinians to north Gaza: Report

    US mercenary firm tapped to oversee return of displaced Palestinians to north Gaza: Report Egyptian special forces are involved in the plan, which may later include additional international mercenaries News Desk… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    My habibi Sergey: How a Urals-based firm uses the promise of citizenship and pay to recruit Arab mercenaries for the Russian army

    My habibi Sergey: How a Urals-based firm uses the promise of citizenship and pay to recruit Arab mercenaries for the Russian army Alexei Remizov 30 September 2024 The Insider previously detailed… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Middle East: The world’s playground for the privatization of war

    The Middle East: The world’s playground for the privatization of war James M. Dorsey Mar 21, 2024 Hello and welcome to the Turbulent World with me, James M. Dorsey, as your… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    US could use private contractors in ‘high-risk’ maritime aid to Gaza operation

    US could use private contractors in ‘high-risk’ maritime aid to Gaza operation ‘This is an extremely hostile environment where you would have to put armed contractors on the ground with a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Inside The Private Security Forces Protecting Red Sea Shipping

    Inside The Private Security Forces Protecting Red Sea Shipping How armed contractors operate aboard ships and the ways they’ve been adapted to the eruption in hostilities around the Bab el-Mandeb strait.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Implications of the Wagner group in Africa and the Middle East

    The Journal of Intelligence, Conflict, and Warfare Vol. 6 No. 1 (2023) The Implications of the Wagner group in Africa and the Middle East CASIS Roundtable Monthly Briefings https://doi.org/10.21810/jicw.v6i1.5405 Published 2023-05-31… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    White House declassifies intel suggesting Wagner Group is preparing to provide air defense capability to Hezbollah or Iran

    White House declassifies intel suggesting Wagner Group is preparing to provide air defense capability to Hezbollah or Iran By Natasha Bertrand, CNN 3 minute read Published 1:36 PM EST, Tue November… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    American mercenaries on the ground in Gaza fighting alongside Israel – reports

    American mercenaries on the ground in Gaza fighting alongside Israel – reports Mohamed EltayebNovember 26, 20232 minute read [X/@RassdNewsN] Videos and images suggest the presence of American mercenaries from the Forward… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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