Category Archives: Middle East

US could use private contractors in ‘high-risk’ maritime aid to Gaza operation

US could use private contractors in ‘high-risk’ maritime aid to Gaza operation ‘This is an extremely hostile environment where you would have to put armed contractors on the ground with a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Inside The Private Security Forces Protecting Red Sea Shipping

Inside The Private Security Forces Protecting Red Sea Shipping How armed contractors operate aboard ships and the ways they’ve been adapted to the eruption in hostilities around the Bab el-Mandeb strait.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The Implications of the Wagner group in Africa and the Middle East

The Journal of Intelligence, Conflict, and Warfare Vol. 6 No. 1 (2023) The Implications of the Wagner group in Africa and the Middle East CASIS Roundtable Monthly Briefings https://doi.org/10.21810/jicw.v6i1.5405 Published 2023-05-31… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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White House declassifies intel suggesting Wagner Group is preparing to provide air defense capability to Hezbollah or Iran

White House declassifies intel suggesting Wagner Group is preparing to provide air defense capability to Hezbollah or Iran By Natasha Bertrand, CNN 3 minute read Published 1:36 PM EST, Tue November… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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American mercenaries on the ground in Gaza fighting alongside Israel – reports

American mercenaries on the ground in Gaza fighting alongside Israel – reports Mohamed EltayebNovember 26, 20232 minute read [X/@RassdNewsN] Videos and images suggest the presence of American mercenaries from the Forward… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Wagner fractures in Syria, Libya amid conflict with Russia’s Defense Ministry

Wagner fractures in Syria, Libya amid conflict with Russia’s Defense Ministry A month after Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death in a plane crash, Russian authorities are attempting to assert control over… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The Implications of the Wagner group in Africa and the Middle East

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Putin’s Assassination of Prigozhin Decapitates Wagner’s Empire in Libya, Sudan, Syria and E. Europe, and Puts Oligarchs on Notice

Putin’s Assassination of Prigozhin Decapitates Wagner’s Empire in Libya, Sudan, Syria and E. Europe, and Puts Oligarchs on Notice Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Russia confirmed Tuesday that Yevgeny… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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What’s ahead for the Wagner Group in Africa and the Middle East?

Commentary What’s ahead for the Wagner Group in Africa and the Middle East? Vanda Felbab-Brown July 18, 2023 9 min read   Predictions of the end of the Wagner Group’s operations… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Why Russia’s Wagner Group has been involved in Ukraine, Africa, Mideast

Why Russia’s Wagner Group has been involved in Ukraine, Africa, Mideast By Miriam Berger Updated June 27, 2023 at 3:04 p.m. EDT|Published June 26, 2023 at 5:15 p.m. EDT Prigozhin network… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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