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Iraq's social media mercenaries dying for Russia
AFP, Published on 05/11/2025
» BAGHDAD — Smiling broadly and clad in military fatigues, young Iraqi Mohammed Imad's last TikTok post was in a field carved up with heavy vehicle tracks in what appeared to be Ukraine. Smoke was rising behind him.
Sudan destroys Emirati aircraft, killing 40 mercenaries
AFP, Published on 07/08/2025
» PORT SUDAN - Sudan's air force has destroyed an Emirati aircraft carrying Colombian mercenaries as it landed at a paramilitary-controlled airport in Darfur, killing at least 40 people, the army-aligned state TV said Wednesday.
On patrol for jihadists with Mauritania's camel cavalry
AFP, Published on 10/05/2025
» ACHEMIME (MAURITANIA) - A posse of turban-clad soldiers perched on "ships of the desert" may conjure images of the past but Mauritania's camelback cavalry play a vital role in the fight against jihadism today.
Russia, US swap prisoners in push for closer ties
AFP, Published on 11/04/2025
» WASHINGTON — A Los Angeles-based ballet dancer released by Russia as part of a prisoner swap landed safely in the United States Thursday night, the second swap under President Donald Trump as Moscow and Washington push to rebuild ties.
Sudan's booming wartime gold trade flows through the UAE
AFP, Published on 27/03/2025
» PORT SUDAN (SUDAN) - Sudan's gold industry has become the lifeblood of its war, with nearly all of the trade channelled through the United Arab Emirates, enriching both the army and paramilitaries, according to official and NGO sources.
Ex-rebel leader faces extremism charges in Moscow
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» MOSCOW - A former top commander of Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine, Igor Girkin, went on trial in Moscow on Thursday on charges of extremism for criticising the Kremlin's military strategy towards Kyiv.
Zack Snyder creates own 'Star Wars' with 'Rebel Moon'
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» LOS ANGELES - If Zack Snyder's new Netflix sci-fi movie epic "Rebel Moon" looks and feels a lot like a "Star Wars" film, that's because it was originally pitched as one.
New UK sanctions target ‘Putin’s war machine’
AFP, Published on 06/12/2023
» LONDON - Britain on Wednesday announced a fresh round of sanctions against Russia's "war machine" in Ukraine, as David Cameron headed to Washington for his first visit as foreign secretary.
Satirical Putin play stirs emotions in Bulgaria
AFP, Published on 27/11/2023
» SOFIA - A highly acclaimed satirical play about President Vladimir Putin and his allies facing a war crimes tribunal is making waves in Bulgaria, a country historically close to Russia.
Chinese firm 'sold spy satellites to Wagner'
AFP, Published on 05/10/2023
» PARIS - The Russian mercenary group Wagner in 2022 signed a contract with a Chinese firm to acquire two satellites and use their images, aiding its intelligence work as the organisation sought to push Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to a document seen by AFP.