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Category Archives: Training
Eeben Barlow Speaks Out (Pt. 6): South African Contractors Withdrawal from Nigeria
April 17, 2015 Eeben Barlow Speaks Out (Pt. 6): South African Contractors Withdrawal from Nigeria Jack Murphy 7 Comments Unclassified Note: This is part six of a series. You can read… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Africa Apartheid-era forces hired by desperate Nigeria
Africa Apartheid-era forces hired by desperate Nigeria thetimes.co.uk By Jerome Starkey, Africa Correspondent 19 April 2015 20:01 A South African mercenary with links to some of Britain’s most infamous soldiers of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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The Company Formerly Known as Blackwater Is Training Canadian Soldiers
The Company Formerly Known as Blackwater Is Training Canadian Soldiers April 9, 2015 By Ben Makuch Blackwater mercenaries are icons of the post-9/11 era. Photo via Flickr user Chuck Holton This… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Pilgrims opens £5m corporate safety training ‘Centre of Excellence’
Pilgrims opens £5m corporate safety training ‘Centre of Excellence’ Posted on February 18, 2015 by Tom Reeve A new 45,000sqft state-of-the-art training centre, representing a multi-million pound investment by global security… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Boko Haram given old-style South African hiding
Published On: Sun, Apr 12th, 2015 World | By Staff Reporter Boko Haram given old-style South African hiding Johannesburg – This week, Nigeria boasted that its war against Boko Haram was… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Eeben Barlow Speaks Out: PMC and Nigerian Strike Force Devastates Boko Haram (Pt. 1)
Eeben Barlow Speaks Out: PMC and Nigerian Strike Force Devastates Boko Haram (Pt. 1) Jack Murphy Reports have emerged from Nigeria that South African military contractors are on the ground helping… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Blackwater: The Top Pentagon Contractor for Afghanistan Training
Blackwater: The Top Pentagon Contractor for Afghanistan Training Tim Shorrock on March 31, 2015 – 5:41 PM ET A firearms and tactics instructor at Blackwater Worldwide demonstrated a weapon in Moyock,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Summary of Lessons Learned — DoD IG Assessment Oversight of “Train, Advise, Assist, and Equip” Operations by U.S. and Coalition Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan
Special Plans and Operations Report 03-31-2015 Equipping and Training Iraq and Afghan Security Forces Summary of Lessons Learned — DoD IG Assessment Oversight of “Train, Advise, Assist, and Equip” Operations by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The private armies of the godmen: Ram Rahim’s Dera under scanner after reports of ex-army mercenaries training militias for gurus
indianews The private armies of the godmen: Ram Rahim’s Dera under scanner after reports of ex-army mercenaries training militias for gurus By MANJEET SEHGAL 29 November 2014 21:01 Babus cannot live… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Training Firms Chase Mideast Contracts
Training Firms Chase Mideast Contracts By Andrew Chuter 1:11 p.m. EST March 2, 2015 (Photo: David Brown/staff) CONNECT 17 TWEET 5 LINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE ABU DHABI — Training rarely generates the headlines at… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
