mercenaries
Example Sentences
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HRW says airports in the UAE, Libya, Chad and Somalia were used as transit points for the mercenaries before travelling to the frontlines in the Darfur region.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
The report says its data details a pipeline that showed the mercenaries present at various regional staging grounds, most significantly a UAE military training facility in Ghayathi in Abu Dhabi.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
It adds that the CIG identified other devices associated with Colombian mercenaries also present during the RSF takeover.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
It flew in its Wagner mercenaries to support his forces and used his territory as its logistical access point to half-a-dozen sub-Saharan countries where it scooped up valuable reserves of gold, diamond and timber.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
In short, with mercenaries the greatest danger is their reluctance to fight; with auxiliaries, their military virtue.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
