Romania, DRC: Who is mercenary leader Horatiu Potra?
Horatiu Potra is a Romanian citizen who until recently managed a private military company in the DRC. Late last year, he was ...
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Essex soldier who defended superyacht from Somali pirates suing for £200k after being seriously injured
Sam Gumble was working as security to defend against Somali pirates on the MS Lana - a superyacht previously used by Beyoncé ...
Congo's Defeated Foreign Mercenaries Head Home With 'Big Relief'
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Nearly 300 foreign mercenaries hired by the Democratic Republic of Congo government to counter a swift offensive by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in the east ...
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Eastern DRC: Behind the scenes of the evacuation of Romanian mercenaries from Goma
The Rwandan defence ministry has confirmed the surrender and evacuation of Romanian mercenaries from the private military ...
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DR Congo's failed gamble on Romanian mercenaries
He asked him about his military training - it was with the French Foreign Legion, the Romanian replied. "They recruited you ...
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Congo's defeated foreign mercenaries head home with 'big relief'
led by a former member of the French Foreign Legion, for training, said Henry-Pacifique Mayala from Kivu Security Tracker (KST), which maps unrest in eastern Congo. With almost no coordination ...
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Romanian Mercs Surrendered After Fighting for DR Congo
“Congo employed the services of Agemira RDC, a subsidiary of a Bulgarian-based parent company, for logistics, as well as Congo Protection, led by a former member of the French Foreign Legion, for ...
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DR Congo's failed gamble on Romanian mercenaries
He asked him about his military training - it was with the French Foreign Legion, the Romanian replied. "They recruited you with a salary of $8,000 a month, you eat well," Ngoma yelled ...