mercenary

Example Sentences

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Working as a mercenary or fighting on behalf of another government is also illegal in South Africa, unless the government authorises it.

From BBC

Citizens from 36 African countries have fought in Ukraine, according to Inpact, which investigates mercenaries around the world and is funded by European governments.

From The Wall Street Journal

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday said investigations into "the circumstances that led to the recruitment of these young men into mercenary activities" were still ongoing.

From Barron's

Last November, the South African government said it had received distress calls from the group of men who had joined mercenary forces in the conflict.

From BBC

The source identified the security crew as Aleksander T., 34, and Maksim D., 40, adding that the latter was a former police officer who had worked for Russian mercenary group Wagner.

From Barron's