mercenaries
Example Sentences
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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
It adds that the CIG identified other devices associated with Colombian mercenaries also present during the RSF takeover.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
It flew in its Wagner mercenaries to support his forces and used his territory as its logistical access point to half-a-dozen sub-Saharan countries where it scooped up valuable reserves of gold, diamond and timber.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Haftar feared Moscow’s mercenaries could attempt a coup against his rebel faction, as they had tried in Russia itself, Libyan and European officials have previously said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
We see from experience that only princes and republics armed with their own troops make very great progress, and that mercenaries cause nothing but damage.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
