Tag Archives: Mercenaries

UAE-funded mercenary targeted British activist in covert London operation, ITV reports

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A mercenary working on behalf of the United Arab Emirates carried out a covert surveillance operation against prominent British Muslim activist Anas Altikriti in London, according to an investigation by ITV News. Continue reading →

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JOVANA JEZDIMIROVIC RANITO

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Dr. Jovana Jezdimirovic Ranito is a Serbian-born scholar of international security and the private use of force who occupies an unusual dual position: a tenured-track academic post at the University of Twente’s honours college, University College Twente (UCT/ATLAS), and, concurrently, one of the most consequential international human-rights mandates dealing with privatized force — Chairperson-Rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Council’s Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries. Continue reading →

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‘Air thick with flies’: UAE’s Colombian mercenaries recount horrors of Sudan siege

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The air was thick with flies, drawn by both the dead bodies and the heaps of trash. There were bodies that had already turned purple from being exposed to the sun for so long . . . it was awful having those flies buzzing around you while you ate. Continue reading →

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Cops move to prevent recruitment of possible mercenaries

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THE National Police (PNP) has intensified efforts to prevent Filipino jobseekers from being lured into joining armed conflicts abroad Continue reading →

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Russia brands foreign mercenaries with numbers – Ukraine intel

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Russia brands foreign mercenaries serving in its army to tighten control and strip them of their identity. These “inventory numbers” are applied to equipment or directly to the skin, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) reported on Aug. 17, publishing accompanying photos. Continue reading →

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Russians Brand Their Mercenaries with Inventory

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Defense Intelligence of Ukraine: Russians Brand Their Mercenaries with Inventory Zalutsky Ilya August 17, 2026 18:18 A brand on the body of a Russian soldier. Photo: gur.gov.ua Russia is assigning serial numbers… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Russia marks foreign mercenaries with numbers on their skin and equipment,

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Russia uses a system of serial numbers to identify foreign mercenaries recruited into its occupying army. According to the Main Intelligence Directorate (DIU), the numbers are marked on equipment or skin using permanent dyes, and Russian security forces check for these markings, particularly when searching for deserters. Continue reading →

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Foreign Mercenaries Avoid Close-Range Fighting in Zaporozhye

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Foreign Mercenaries Avoid Close-Range Fighting in Zaporozhye North Atlantic Treaty Organization / www.nato.int Author: Alexey Khomyakov 11:59 17-08-2026 A Russian serviceman says foreign mercenaries in Zaporozhye avoid close-range firefights and retreat… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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‘I was willing to die there’: Russia puts RFK Jr.’s son on wanted list over Ukraine war service

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Russia has placed Conor Kennedy, the son of US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on its wanted list and ordered his arrest in absentia after he volunteered to fight for Ukraine in 2022. Continue reading →

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A/80/329: Role of mercenaries, mercenary-related actors and private military and/or security companies as proxies, enablers and facilitators

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