mercenaries

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Iraq
MENA
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Iraq arrests 17 over 'forced recruitment' for Russian army

Iraq has arrested 17 people accused of recruiting citizens to fight for the Russian army amid the ongoing war in Ukraine

The New Arab Staff
26 February, 2026
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

The New Arab Staff
10 September, 2025
Fighters affiliated with the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army faction
northwest Syria
Society
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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
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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
Haftar Getty
sanctions
MENA
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Berlin, Rome, Paris threaten sanctions over Libya interference

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 July, 2020
libya haftar forces
Russia
MENA
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Russian mercenaries planted land mines in Libya

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 July, 2020
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US
MENA
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US general doubts Russia, US deaths in Afghanistan connection

The New Arab Staff
08 July, 2020
libya haftar forces
Wagner
MENA
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Libyan mufti orders Muslims to fight imminent 'Russian invasion'

The New Arab Staff
30 June, 2020
Khalifa Haftar
mercenaries
MENA
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Libya militia leader Haftar 'lost millions' to western mercenaries

The New Arab Staff
11 June, 2020
Haftar on tv - Getty
Turkey
Voices

Facing defeat, Haftar makes a transparent bid for peace

Sam Hamad

Sam Hamad

10 June, 2020
libya haftar forces
Syria
MENA
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Syria tribes condemn Russia for recruiting members for Haftar

The New Arab
01 June, 2020
libya
US
MENA
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UN concerned by claims Russia sent jets to Libya

The New Arab & agencies
28 May, 2020
Khalifa Haftar forces Libya - Getty
Turkey
Perspectives

In Libya, Russia calls in its proxy, Assad

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James Snell

21 May, 2020
ليبيا
Wagner Group
MENA
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Russia sends Syrian mercenaries to Libyan warlord Haftar

The New Arab
13 April, 2020
LNA - Getty
mercenaries
MENA
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Haftar's foreign mercenary fleet potentially bringing coronavirus to Libya

The New Arab
21 March, 2020
LNA forces Libya - AFP
Yemen
Voices

UAE mercenaries reveal divisive ambitions in Yemen, Libya

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Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

19 February, 2020
russia
war
Perspectives

Libya is flooded with mercenaries and private military companies

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David Isenberg

06 February, 2020
Sudan UAE Protest
Yemen
MENA
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'No mercenaries': Sudanese protest UAE's devious Yemen war recruitment

The New Arab
27 January, 2020
Iraq forces accused of killing protesters in Baghdad
mercenaries
MENA
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Iraq state forces ‘complicit’ in massacre of protesters

The New Arab
17 December, 2019