US General Troubled by Russian Mercenaries in Africa
3 Apr 2019
Military.com | By Richard Sisk
Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, the nominee to head U.S. Africa Command, said Tuesday that the presence of Russian mercenaries in the Central African Republic is part of the effort by President Vladimir Putin to regain influence for Moscow in the Sub-Sahara.
"They concern me greatly," Townsend said of the mercenaries from the shadowy organization known as the "Wagner Group," now operating in CAR, one of the world's poorest countries, which has been mired in Christian-Muslim sectarian violence since 2012.
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