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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
