Category Archives: Latin America

Crossing the Pond: Latin American Foreign Fighters in Ukraine

Crossing the Pond: Latin American Foreign Fighters in Ukraine Javier Sutil Toledano October 19, 2023 Members of the Bolivar Battalion, a recently created unit of the Ukrainian International Legion. Most of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Honduras Defense Official and U.S. Drug War Ally Tied to Narco-Trafficker, Notorious Mercenary Firm

© THE INTERCEPT ALL RIGHTS RESERVED   Col. Elias Melgar Urbina, the Honduran vice minister of defense, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on July 18, 2023. Photo: Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras Honduras Defense… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Chinese Private Security Companies in Latin America

Chinese Private Security Companies in Latin America The expanding presence of China-based companies in Latin America, and the security problems they have experienced there, creates an inherent demand for Chinese private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Russian mercenaries allegedly operating in Haiti “under the nose” of the United States

World April 10, 2023 | 1:51 pm Russian mercenaries allegedly operating in Haiti “under the nose” of the United States Recently leaked Pentagon documents have exposed the presence of a Russian… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Leaked Pentagon Docs Show Russia’s Brutal Wagner Mercenaries Have Ambitions in Haiti

Leaked Pentagon Docs Show Russia’s Brutal Wagner Mercenaries Have Ambitions in Haiti The top-secret documents show Vladimir Putin’s favorite mercenary group has global plans well beyond fighting in Ukraine. by Ben… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Latin American security contractors bitter after serving in US wars

Latin American security contractors bitter after serving in US wars By AFP January 15, 2022 Peruvian Vladimir Florez was guarding the US consulate in Afghanistan when a suicide bomber blew up… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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El Salvador denies responsibility for hacking journalists after report finds Pegasus spyware on their phones

El Salvador denies responsibility for hacking journalists after report finds Pegasus spyware on their phones By Merlin Delcid, CNN Updated 10:08 PM ET, Thu January 13, 2022 A branch of the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Report: 22 journalists at Salvadoran news site hit with Pegasus hack

Report: 22 journalists at Salvadoran news site hit with Pegasus hack Listen to article 5 min An NSO Group branch near the southern Israeli town of Sapir. (Sebastian Scheiner/AP) By Mary… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Journalists in El Salvador Targeted With Spyware Intended for Criminals

Journalists in El Salvador Targeted With Spyware Intended for Criminals The announcement came months after the U.S. government blacklisted the Israeli firm that produces Pegasus, the technology used to target the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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El Salvador journalists’ cell phones were targeted by Pegasus hundreds of times in two years, analysis shows

El Salvador journalists’ cell phones were targeted by Pegasus hundreds of times in two years, analysis shows Staff members of El Faro, an ICIJ partner, were among 35 journalists and activists… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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