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
UN peacekeepers and French forces deployed to deal with the escalating insurgency left after the junta took over, and the military government hired Russian mercenaries to help tackle the insecurity.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
According to the report, the mercenaries operated as part of the Desert Wolves brigade, serving as drone pilots, artillerymen and instructors.
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
Mostly I saw monsters, but there were some human mercenaries in combat fatigues and demigods in armor, too.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
