mercenaries

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There’s the coalition warfare, the mercenaries and the overseas adventurism.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2026

The corsairs, sometimes defining themselves as a naval mujahideen, also acted as mercenaries or proxies.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2026

In recent years, a United Nations peacekeeping mission, Rwandan troops and Russian mercenaries from the notorious Wagner group have helped to improve the Central African Republic's security situation.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Mali imported Russia’s Wagner mercenaries in 2022, in a failed attempt to swiftly suffocate the local Islamist insurgency that has since emerged as al Qaeda’s most successful and resilient offshoot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

A professional army would also be less expensive than using mercenaries.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz