PMC Wagner
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Jan- 2020 -14 January
Sahel Coalition: G5 and France agree new joint command, will prioritize fight against Islamic State
France and the G5 Sahel will form a military coalition under joint command and focus counter-insurgency efforts against ISIS
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Sep- 2019 -26 September
Did a PMC Wagner employee leave a trail of personal belongings in Libya?
A video on Russian social media channels appears to show the personal belongings of a PMC Wagner contractor fighting for Khalifa Haftar in Libya
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Jan- 2019 -25 January
Are Russian ‘mercenaries’ in Venezuela? What we know
Reuters published an article on Russian private military contractors being flown to Venezuela, but the sources they used deserve close scrutiny
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Nov- 2018 -9 November
Russia arrests PMC Wagner expert Vladimir Neelov on treason charges
Russian expert Vladimir Neelov, who has extensively written about private military contractors, including PMC Wagner, has been arrested and accused of treason
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Aug- 2018 -17 August
Does the murder of 3 journalists in Central African Republic expose Russia’s ‘raid, seize and exploit’ strategy?
The murky murder of three journalists in Central African Republic highlights Russia’s ‘raid, seize and exploit’ armed adventurism, Kiril Avramov and Ruslan Trad argue
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Jul- 2018 -31 July
Central African Republic: 3 Russians ‘carrying press cards’ killed near Sibut
Three Russians carrying press cards were killed near Sibut in the Central African Republic, reports and the UN mission in the country said
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Apr- 2018 -13 April
Why won’t Secretary Mattis say the US controls Syrian oilfields?
US Senator Bob Corker said he doesn’t think enough has been made of the US airstrike in Syria that killed hundreds of Russians. Jared Szuba argues he’s right.
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12 April
Pompeo says ‘couple of hundred’ Russians killed in February Syria clash
The outgoing head of the CIA appeared to confirm reports that around 200 Russian mercenaries were killed in February during a clash with US Coalition-backed Syrian Democratic Forces near Deir Ezzor in Syria
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Feb- 2018 -28 February
Red Army in the grey zone: Russia’s greatest threat to the US is ‘less-than-war’
Crispin Burke argues that a credible US military deterrent may encourage Russia to use less-than-war measures, including military contractors and cyber power – designed to create plausible deniability and preclude the US from striking back
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17 February
An experimental playground: The footprint of Russian private military companies in Syria
The footprint of Russian private military contractors in Syria is significant and has demonstrated the capacity of the Kremlin to apply military pressure abroad without officially deploying regular troops
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