[Wels]

Dozens of people said to have been killed in attacks allegedly involving Wagner Group fighters

"Russian mercenaries have mounted a series of bloody attacks on artisanal mines in the lawless border zones between Sudan and Central African Republic (CAR) in an effort to plunder the region’s valuable gold trade, witnesses and experts have said."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/ ... car-border

From Blackwater to Wagner, how can any mercenaries be supported by states. And if, are there no means to control them by said states

[Skynet]

Machiavelli wrote:" Mercenaries are cruel to civilians, but cowards on the battlefield."

[Potemkin]

Machiavelli wrote:" Mercenaries are cruel to civilians, but cowards on the battlefield."

They want to live to collect their pay, obviously. You can’t spend all that lovely money if you’re buzzard food. And civilians tend to have lots of stuff to steal and tend not to shoot back at you if you attack them. This makes them perfect targets.