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# Mercenaries

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Alleged ex-Wagner mercenary flees Russia seeking ayslum in Norway

A human rights group has published interviews with Andrei Medvedev in which he details his dramatic escape.

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Jan 17th 2023, 7:45 AM

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Cameron using Irish mercenaries to fight UK riots, says Libya

A news caption on Libyan state TV claims “Cameron’s brigades” are being backed up by “mercenaries” from Ireland and Scotland.

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Aug 12th 2011, 9:59 AM