Tag Archives: Mercenaries

Nigeria’s Fight Against Boko Haram Gets Help From South African Mercenaries

Posted on March 12, 2015 by

Nigeria’s Fight Against Boko Haram Gets Help From South African Mercenaries By ADAM NOSSITERMARCH 12, 2015 DAKAR, Senegal — Hundreds of South African mercenaries and hired fighters of other nationalities are… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Spanish Mercenaries Fighting in Kiev Volunteer Battalions

Posted on March 8, 2015 by

Spanish Mercenaries Fighting in Kiev Volunteer Battalions © Sputnik/ Alexandr Maksimenko Europe 19:49 02.03.2015(updated 20:12 02.03.2015) 75323 Spanish mercenaries are fighting in far-right paramilitary militias, including in the Azov battalion alongside… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Spanish Mercenaries Fighting in Kiev Volunteer Battalions

Posted on March 2, 2015 by

Spanish Mercenaries Fighting in Kiev Volunteer Battalions © Sputnik/ Alexandr Maksimenko Europe 19:49 02.03.2015(updated 20:12 02.03.2015)   Spanish mercenaries are fighting in far-right paramilitary militias, including in the Azov battalion alongside… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Aussie mercenary killed fighting IS

Posted on February 26, 2015 by

Aussie mercenary killed fighting IS Herald-Sun By Lanai Scarr 27 February 2015 AUSTRALIA’S first fatality in the fight against Islamic State feared he would face 10 years in jail and be… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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America’s Freelance ISIS Killers

Posted on February 23, 2015 by

Safin Hamed/Getty   Jesse Rosenfeld PALLADINS 02.23.15 America’s Freelance ISIS Killers The Kurds fighting the so-called Islamic State are attracting combatants from all over the world. Some head into battle out… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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‘Chinese mercenaries’ aiding Kokang

Posted on February 21, 2015 by

‘Chinese mercenaries’ aiding Kokang Published: 21 Feb 2015 at 20.35 Online news: Asean Writer: Associated Press Refugees pass the time in a monastery in Lashio, where they have fled to escape… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Two ‘ mercenaries ‘ jailed in Bolivia over Morales plot

Posted on February 21, 2015 by

Two ‘ mercenaries ‘ jailed in Bolivia over Morales plot Agence France Presse 20 February 2015 16:03 Two men accused of involvement in a suspected foreign mercenary plot to kill Bolivian… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Former US army sniper pleads guilty to murder plot

Posted on February 16, 2015 by

Former US army sniper pleads guilty to murder plot A former US soldier who allegedly formed an international band of snipers as mercenaries has confessed to a murder plot in New… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Jamie Dornan’s ‘Jadotville’ picked up by Netflix

Posted on February 16, 2015 by

Jamie Dornan’s ‘Jadotville’ picked up by Netflix “Jadotvillile,” a film based on the “1961 siege of an Irish U.N. battalion by 3,000 Congolese troops, led by French and Belgian mercenaries working… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The mercenary moniker: Condemnations, contradictions and the politics of definition

Posted on February 15, 2015 by

Security Dialogue April 2014 vol. 45 no. 2 174-191 The mercenary moniker: Condemnations, contradictions and the politics of definition Aaron Ettinger 1.      Department of Political Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada Email:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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