The Russians are not the only belligerent party trying to shore up its war effort with foreign mercenaries. The Ukranians have sent the call online to Algeria and Senegal. Both nations immediately asked the Ukraninans to take down the relevant Facebook posts. The Algerians said the call to arms violated the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations Between States. The Senegalese …

The troubled West African nation is paying Russian mercenaries over $10 million a month, according to General Stephen Townsend of U.S. Africa Command.   Government conflicts with militants linked to the Islamic State and al Qeada have displaced over 20 million people in this West African nation that is twice the size of Texas. Wagner Group fighters are increasingly handling …

The government in Khartoum denied Western allegations that Wagner Group fighters were “carrying out training, mining, and other illegal activities” in the East African nation. The war of words began when, shortly before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, high-level Sudanese officials visited Moscow. In response, several Western nations, including the United States, warned Sudan not to get involved with …

Three people were killed in an armed conflict between Kurdish Police and Islamic State fighters in a northeastern Syria refugee camp. An IS sleeper cell was apparently operating in a camp that mostly houses IS widows and orphans. Kurdish police said the agents attacked and they fought back in self-defense. After the fighting, the Asayish (Kurdish police) cordoned off the …

Baghdad is building a concrete wall along the border to stop Islamic State militants from moving from Syria into Iraq. The wall started in Nineveh, which is in northwestern Iraq. According to an unnamed official, the wall is about seven miles long and eleven feet high. There is no word as to how much of the 300-mile Syria-Iraq border will …

Wagner Group fighters were in Ukraine several weeks before the Russian Bear invaded the country, ostensibly to prevent genocide and support two breakaway republics. As part of the groundwork for the Russian Army, about 400 Wagner Group mercenaries were reportedly to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, and about two dozen other high government officials. To help …

Originally, the Freedom Birds were an extension of the famous Flying Tigers who helped China battle invading Japanese forces in the 1930s. It grew into a dependable and indispensable part of the Air Force. At first, the Freedom Birds were mostly requisitioned commercial airplanes. Later, in Korea and Vietnam, the DoD leased commercial aircraft for non-combat transportation needs. Following the …

An Islamic insurgency, which began in 2017, continues to threaten development of one of the world’s largest deposits of natural gas. Ansar al-Sunna (supporters of the tradition), locally known as al-Shabaab (the kids), claims its brand of Islam will end government corruption and empower the masses. “We occupy [the towns] to show that the government of the day is unfair,” …

In a new study, Israeli doctors say intense oxygen therapy may ease the symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in combat veterans. Researchers believe the oxygen enables the brain to expand and heal itself. Professor Hermona Soreq, who was not affiliated with the study, said the results were encouraging. “This may be the beginning of new promise, which calls for …

In February 2021, tens of thousands of ethnic Tamils participated in the Pottuvil to Polikandy (P2P) rally across Sri Lanka. Now, according to witnesses, about a hundred of its leaders are serving time on Diego Garcia and being deprived of their civil rights.  Following the huge rally, many Tamils, who were housed in refugee camps in India, tried to escape …

Wagner Group fighters are reportedly in Venezuela. They may soon move into other Latin American countries, such as Colombia. The Kremlin’s strategy in Venezuela and other South American countries is a lot like the strategy it uses to undermine Western interests in Syria. Usually, Moscow provides muscle to prop up petty dictators. The Wagner Group also operates military hardware. Since …

The Islamic State’s attempt to overrun a major prison in Northeastern Syria may have been a springboard for further and more intense military action from a group many people thought was defeated. About 120 Syrian Defense Force fighters were killed during an intense 10-day battle at al-Sinaa prison. IS forces tried to free some 3,000 prisoners in the organization’s largest …