Draggingtree Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 : November 25, 2015 By Fausta Leave a Comment Colombia: Emirates importing mercenaries to Yemen “Gun drain” in Colombia: The NYT reports that (emphasis added), The United Arab Emirates has secretly dispatched hundreds of Colombian mercenaries to Yemen to fight in that country’s raging conflict, adding a volatile new element in a complex proxy war that has drawn in the United States and Iran. It is the first combat deployment for a foreign army that the Emirates has quietly built in the desert over the past five years, according to several people currently or formerly involved with the project. The program was once managed by a private company connected to Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater Worldwide, but the people involved in the effort said that his role ended several years ago and that it has since been run by the Emirati military. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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