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Eugene

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2. Mercenaries are outlaws, and Mali is a signatory to the UN Mercanenary Convention.

Reply to Ghost Dog (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 26, 2021, 04:26 PM

Sep 2021

Russian mercenaries are also responsible for widespread human rights violations in the region, especially in the Central African Republic.

The military takeover of help create the mess they are in. Among other things, it gave al Qaeda an opening to come in and ransack much of the country.

Countries don't have the sovereign right to commit war crimes. Russia's actions by proxy are also likely to destabilize the region even further.

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France warns Russia against paramilitary involvement in Mali [View all] Eugene Sep 2021 OP

Hmm. A). Wagner is private enterprise. B). Isn't Mali decolonized? Ghost Dog Sep 2021 #1

Mercenaries are outlaws, and Mali is a signatory to the UN Mercanenary Convention. Eugene Sep 2021 #2

I think insurgency started first, then military takeover. Ghost Dog Sep 2021 #3