mercenaries
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The HRW report also says munitions belonging to the UAE armed forces were found after the capture of Colombian mercenaries inside Sudan.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Mali imported Russia’s Wagner mercenaries in 2022, in a failed attempt to swiftly suffocate the local Islamist insurgency that has since emerged as al Qaeda’s most successful and resilient offshoot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Colombian President Gustavo Petro was quoted last year as calling the mercenaries "spectres of death" and describing their recruitment as a "form of human trafficking".
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
In short, with mercenaries the greatest danger is their reluctance to fight; with auxiliaries, their military virtue.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
