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Eastern DRC violence, MONUSCO transition, and regional diplomacy.
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Infamous Special Forces Veteran, UFC Star Wounded By African Rebels While Working For Erik Prince
3+ hour, 27+ min ago (523+ words) The attack inflicted a reported 20 people dead or wounded, including Tim Kennedy. Former UFC fighter and Green Beret Tim Kennedy was shot three times in the leg during an ambush against a private security team working for Blackwater founder Erik…...
Mercenaries suffer losses in DR Congo
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Soldier-turned-UFC fighter Tim Kennedy shot three times as 20 killed or wounded after private military group ambushed
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (493+ words) FORMER UFC middleweight and U.S. Army soldier Tim Kennedy was shot multiple times during a private contracting gig in the Congo. The former Green Beret was, according to Reuters, part of an operations team recruited by Vectus Global for a job…...
‘Government is fighting its own people’: March and March leader on Durban SANDF deployment
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Tim Kennedy Update: UFC Fighter in Walter Reed After Being Shot Congo
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American Mercenaries Ambushed in Eastern DR Congo, 20 Dead or Wounded
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African Union urges for ceasefire compliance in DR Congo
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (358+ words) The African Union (AU) has called on parties to the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) to respect ceasefire agreements and refrain from actions that could undermine peace efforts, according to a statement released…...
Durban’s uneasy calm: Can the state keep a lid on anti-immigrant violence?
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