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Wagner Group mercenaries are now mostly responsible for Russia’s war effort in eastern Ukraine, according to a top Pentagon official. Russia, aided by Wagner, has poured massive resources into its military operations in the city despite heavy losses on the ground. The group continues to recruit new fighters in an effort to expand its forces and operations in the region, …

Various complications, including kidney failure and pneumonia, claimed the life of a seriously wounded 42-year-old Iraq veteran.  His spine was broken in two places in 2004 when the armored vehicle he was riding in plunged into the Tigris River during a combat mission to capture enemy soldiers. The incident left him with quadriplegia.“I learned a lot from Joey, but the …

As the old saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Kurds and Syrians have never gotten along well, but now they may have a common enemy. Siamand Ali, a spokesman for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, confirmed that Lt. Gen. Alexander Chaiko met Sunday with Kurdish commander Mazloum Abdi in northeast Syria, adding that he has no …

The Asian country, which is one of the last Cold War battlefields in the world, has a bold ambition to be one of the world’s leading weapons powerhouses. During a visit to a KAI weapons plant in Sacheon, South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol called the defense industry the “new growth engine” for the country’s economy. Yoon also promised to “build …

The most populous country in Africa is “under the gun” because its security forces are stretched too thin, according to an Agora report. “To relieve the security forces and to enable significant efforts to be applied to degrade the threats, the government should consider inviting private security contractors as it was done shortly before the general election in 2015 (and …