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Ghost Dog

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3. I think insurgency started first, then military takeover.

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Sun Sep 26, 2021, 05:16 PM

Sep 2021

The government invites both French military and private contractor assistance. Is that uncommon? It's a shame the United Nations Mercenary Convention isn't properly enforced everywhere.

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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