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Sudan's army has consistently accused the UAE of sending aiding the paramilitary RSF
Sudan
MENA
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Sudan says UAE sending Colombian mercenaries to fight for RSF

Sudan has told the UN that the United Arab Emirates recruited Colombian mercenaries to fight for the RSF militia

The New Arab Staff
10 September, 2025
Fighters affiliated with the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army faction
northwest Syria
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Soldiers of misfortune: How Syrian mercenaries ended up in Niger

Hadia Al Mansour

Hadia Al Mansour

15 January, 2025
Yemen
MENA
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2 German ex-soldiers convicted over Yemen mercenary plans

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 October, 2022
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Libya
MENA
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Libya's Bashagha says he supports removal of foreign fighters

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 June, 2022
Ukrainian forces say they have inflicted heavy losses on invading Russian troops [Getty]
Syria
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Bodies of Russians in Ukraine 'found with Syrian numbers'

The New Arab Staff
10 March, 2022
Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister
Libya
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Libya MPs reject Russian claim they requested foreign troops

The New Arab Staff
29 September, 2021
A member of the "Omar Gomez" Western War Front of the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla holds her gun in a camp on the banks of the San Juan River, Choco department, Colombia, on November 20, 2017
Colombia
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Why Colombian mercenaries are fighting in the Middle East

Inigo Alexander
04 August, 2021
Prime Minister Abdul Rahman Dbeibah (centre) was previously prevented from visiting eastern Libya by Haftar's forces [Getty]
Libya
MENA
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Haftar, Libyan PM to meet after Egyptian mediation: report

The New Arab Staff
28 July, 2021
A Russian flag blowing in the wind
Syria
MENA
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Russia recruits 400 Syrian mercenaries to protect Haftar's Libya oil

The New Arab Staff
18 May, 2021
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Turkey
MENA
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Merkel urges withdrawal of foreign fighters from Libya

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 May, 2021
Abdul Hamid Dbeibah [GETTY]
Sirte
MENA
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Libyan prime minister warns of attempts to restart conflict

The New Arab Staff
30 April, 2021
EU visit to Libya [Anadolu Agency/Getty]
war
MENA
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EU calls for foreign fighters to leave Libya

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 April, 2021
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UN
MENA
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UN chief calls for foreign 'elements' to leave Libya

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 March, 2021
Libya fighters
war
MENA
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UN calls for withdrawal of foreign troops from Libya

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 March, 2021
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war
Analysis
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How Russia is swelling the global market for mercenaries

Ruslan Trad
17 February, 2021
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Sirte
MENA
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Russian plane flies Syrian fighters into Libya despite ceasefire

The New Arab Staff
04 October, 2020
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Turkey
MENA
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Turkey says will send support to Azerbaijan if requested

The New Arab Staff
30 September, 2020
General Abdulhadi Dirah GNA - Getty
Wagner
MENA
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Helicopter carrying 'Russian mercenaries' crashes in Libya

The New Arab Staff
23 September, 2020
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US
MENA
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US: Turkey-sent Syrian fighters generate backlash in Libya

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 September, 2020
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Sirte
MENA
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Haftar assembling hundreds of mercenaries near Libya's Sirte: GNA

The New Arab Staff
30 August, 2020
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Sudan
MENA
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Sudan force says 160 Libya bound 'mercenaries' arrested

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 July, 2020