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Fighting between rival gangs in the capital city of Haiti has killed 20 people and forced many others from their homes. Chen Mechan (Bad Dog) and 400 Mawazo are the two primary gangs fighting for power in Port-au-Prince. “It seems like this country has no authorities. No one came here to see us. We don’t know how long we’re going …
The House of Representatives passed the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2021. But advocates see storm clouds ahead in the Senate. “It’s very unfortunate that we’re asking the men and women to then prove to the VA that their illness is because of what our government put them through,” remarked the VFW’s Pat Murray. Former Daily …
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 …
