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    Russian Mercenaries Take The Lead In Attacks On US And Allied Forces In Syria

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    Russian Mercenaries Take The Lead In Attacks On US And Allied Forces In Syria Despite the Kremlin’s denials and the US government downplaying the situation, the two sides appear headed for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Deniability and De-Escalation: Russia’s Use of Military Contractors in Proxy Wars

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    Deniability and De-Escalation: Russia’s Use of Military Contractors in Proxy Wars February 18, 2018 | Levi Maxey Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty The Newsletter Bottom Line: Russia’s use of private military contractors in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Dozens of Russians Are Believed Killed in U.S.-Backed Syria Attack

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    Dozens of Russians Are Believed Killed in U.S.-Backed Syria Attack By IVAN NECHEPURENKO, NEIL MacFARQUHAR and THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFFFEB. Feb 13, 2018 Photo American special forces in Manbij, Syria, near the border… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Russian toll in Syria battle was 300 killed and wounded: sources

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    World News February 15, 2018 / 12:34 PM / a day ago Russian toll in Syria battle was 300 killed and wounded: sources Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) – About 300 men… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Putin’s Pocket Army? The Rise of Russian Mercenaries in Syria

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    Putin’s Pocket Army? The Rise of Russian Mercenaries in Syria Russia is taking America’s use of privatizing war to the next level–hired guns who are off the books and unaccountable to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Weak U.S. Response to Russian Proxies Undermines Deterrence in Middle East and Eastern Europe

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    Weak U.S. Response to Russian Proxies Undermines Deterrence in Middle East and Eastern Europe Friday, February 16, 2018 Weak U.S. Response to Russian Proxies Undermines Deterrence in Middle East and Eastern… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    After Syria Deaths, Creeping Anger — And Kremlin Silence — Over Mercenaries

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    After Syria Deaths, Creeping Anger — And Kremlin Silence — Over Mercenaries February 16, 2018 17:02 GMT Mike Eckel Anton Zakharov Embed share Mother Talks About Dead Russian Mercenary Combat was… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Syria Observatory: 15 Russian private security workers dead in Syria By AFP 14 hours ago Russian military vehicles in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor province. Photo: TASS Russian military vehicles in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor province. Photo: TASS Fifteen Russians employed in Syria by a private security company were killed when an unexplained explosion rocked an arms depot at their base in the war-torn country, a monitor said Wednesday. The incident happened at the company’s weapons storage facility at Tabiya Jazira a few days ago in the northeastern province of Deir Ezzor, said the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman said the company in question was in charge of “protecting the oil and gas fields controlled by the Syrian regime”. “Fifteen Russians working for a Russian private security company were killed in an explosion at a weapons depot of the company in Tabiya Jazira in Deir Ezzor province,” he told AFP. Seven other people, mostly pro-regime Syrian fighters, died in the blast, he added. The Russian workers had been at the site when “regime forces were trying to take the Coneco gas field” controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a US-backed alliance of Arab and Kurdish fighters. Their reported deaths come after the US-led coalition against jihadists struck the Coneco plant on Thursday in retaliation for an attack on an SDF base near the gas field on the eastern bank of the Euphrates river. The US-led coalition said Thursday it killed at least 100 pro-regime fighters to fend off an attack on its allies in eastern Syria, in one its deadliest confrontations yet with forces backing Damascus. The Observatory, which relies on a network of sources on the ground in Syria, said 45 pro-regime fighters were killed. The government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denounced the strikes as a “war crime”. The US-led coalition was established in 2014 to fight the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, but it has bombed troops loyal to Damascus on several occasions.

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    Syria Observatory: 15 Russian private security workers dead in Syria By AFP 14 hours ago Russian military vehicles in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor province. Photo: TASS   Fifteen Russians employed in Syria… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Why Russia does not recognize the “Wagner” PMC

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    Original URL:  https://www.vedomosti.ru/opinion/articles/2018/02/14/750894-rossiya-ne-priznaet-vagner Google translation From the Editorial Board Why Russia does not recognize the “Wagner” PMC Political hypocrisy and provokes conflict with the US, and protects against its escalation February… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    How many Russians died in the American raid in Syria? All versions

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    Original URL:  https://meduza.io/feature/2018/02/13/skolko-rossiyan-pogibli-pri-amerikanskom-nalete-v-sirii-vse-versii Google translation How many Russians died in the American raid in Syria? All versions Meduza 19:02, 13 February 2018 Russian soldiers in the Syrian city of Deir ez… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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