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Blood, milk and coke: How did a Sydney milkman end up in a hit squad sent to kill drug lord Pablo Escobar?

Posted on January 21, 2017 by

Blood, milk and coke How did a Sydney milkman end up in a hit squad sent to kill drug lord Pablo Escobar? The Weekend Australian Magazine, January 21-22, 2017 Story: Mark… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Mercenaries for Donbas are recruited via Russia’s conscription centers – Ukraine intelligence

Posted on January 11, 2017 by

Sunday, 8 January, 2017, 14:15 Politics Mercenaries for Donbas are recruited via Russia’s conscription centers – Ukraine intelligence Russian mercenaries for rebel units in Donbas are recruited via army conscription centers… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Can’t Make This Stuff Up: Ukrainian Neo-Nazis Try to Recruit Fighters in Brazil

Posted on January 10, 2017 by

© AFP 2016/ GENYA SAVILOV Latin America 23:10 13.12.2016(updated 23:27 13.12.2016) Get short URL Can’t Make This Stuff Up: Ukrainian Neo-Nazis Try to Recruit Fighters in Brazil Ukrainian ultra-nationalist fighters’ search… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Gambia’s President Is Paying Mercenaries To Help His Cause After Shocking Election Defeat

Posted on January 7, 2017 by

Gambia’s President Is Paying Mercenaries To Help His Cause After Shocking Election Defeat “Jammeh is ready to fight to the teeth and spend money to stay in power,” said an ex-Liberian soldier… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Rus, Varangian and Frankish mercenaries in the service of the Byzantine Emperors (9th-11th c.) Numbers, Organisation and Battle Tactics in the operational theatres of Asia…

Posted on January 2, 2017 by

Rus, Varangian and Frankish mercenaries in the service of the Byzantine Emperors (9th-11th c.)  Numbers, Organisation and Battle Tactics in the operational theatres of Asia… You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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From subject to citizen, or, “At once everyone seemed to come alive”: Hessian mercenaries gain autonomy and self define during the American Revolution, 1776-1783

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From subject to citizen, or, “At once everyone seemed to come alive”: Hessian mercenaries gain autonomy and self define during the American Revolution, 1776-1783 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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Soldiers of Misfortune: The Angolan Civil War, the British Mercenary Intervention, and UK policy towards Southern Africa, 1975-6

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Soldiers of Misfortune: The Angolan Civil War, the British Mercenary Intervention, and UK policy towards Southern Africa, 1975-6 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register  

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Hessians: Mercenaries, Rebels, and the War for British North America

Posted on December 27, 2016 by

Hessians: Mercenaries, Rebels, and the War for British North America Jesse McIntyre, III Military Review. 96.6 (November-December 2016): p131. Copyright: COPYRIGHT 2016 U.S. Army CGSC http://usacac.army.mil/CAC2/MilitaryReview/ Full Text: HESSIANS Mercenaries, Rebels,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Scourge of the Gallowglass: for nearly four centuries these sons of Scottish clansmen and Norse raiders dominated the mercenary ranks of feudal Ireland

Posted on December 27, 2016 by

Scourge of the Gallowglass: for nearly four centuries these sons of Scottish clansmen and Norse raiders dominated the mercenary ranks of feudal Ireland Ron Soodalter Military History. 33.2 (July 2016): p64.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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UK Mercenaries Fighting Daesh Should Not Be Punished – Ex-Special Forces Officer

Posted on December 20, 2016 by

UK Mercenaries Fighting Daesh Should Not Be Punished – Ex-Special Forces Officer © Photo: Youtube/PressTV Documentaries Europe 16:37 20.12.2016(updated 16:38 20.12.2016) Get short URL 0 14420 Former UK servicemen who have… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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