Tag: black ops

• Leaked Documents Reveal Depth of U.S. Spy Efforts and Russia’s Military Struggles

  April 8, 2023

  WASHINGTON — A trove of leaked Pentagon documents reveals how deeply Russia’s security and intelligence services have been penetrated by the United States, demonstrating Washington’s ability to warn Ukraine about… more ›

• Decoding the Wagner Group: Analyzing the Role of Private Military Security Contractors in Russian Proxy Warfare

  August 13, 2022

  Russian private military security contractors (PMSCs) are pivotal players in ongoing proxy wars in the Greater Middle East and its periphery. Their covert operations—real and imagined—are also critical in shaping… more ›

• Shrouded in secrecy for years, Russia’s Wagner Group opens up

  August 13, 2022

  “We deal with the fragmentation of military power that is typical for authoritarian regimes,” explained Luzin. “Wagner are neither elite forces nor well-trained commandos, they are just another sort of… more ›

• Mali- Russia: Bamako to sign contract with Wagner Group

  August 11, 2022

  Since the beginning of September, the Malian state – represented by Assimi Goïta (the president of the transition government) and Sadio Camara (his defence minister) – and a private military… more ›

• Russia: Yevgeny Prigozhin, Vladimir Putin’s Africa machine

  August 11, 2022

  Everyone was sworn to secrecy and told that the meeting in Khartoum would never take place. For months, however, secret negotiations took place to plan it. Emissaries flew by helicopter… more ›

• A U.S.-Backed Militia That Kills Children May Be America’s Exit Strategy From Its Longest War

  December 21, 2020

  The buzz of a drone at night was the first sign of trouble. Next came the roar of a larger, low-flying aircraft, which alerted residents of the Afghan village of… more ›

• Google Founder Sergey Brin Has a Secret Disaster Relief Squad

  June 22, 2020

  When Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas last September, the small island of Abaco was among the hardest hit. Dorian stalled over the island for two days, unleashing some of the… more ›

• Exclusive: Obscure Indian cyber firm spied on politicians, investors worldwide

  June 10, 2020

  LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A little-known Indian IT firm offered its hacking services to help clients spy on more than 10,000 email accounts over a period of seven years. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-cyber-mercenaries-exclusive-idUSKBN23G1GQ more ›

• IRA in Ghana: Double Deceit

  March 16, 2020

  Russian operation linked to former IRA associates employed social media users in Ghana to target black communities in the US On March 12, 2020, CNN, Twitter, Facebook, Graphika, and two… more ›

• Huawei Technicians Helped African Governments Spy on Political Opponents

  August 17, 2019

  Employees embedded with cybersecurity forces in Uganda and Zambia intercepted encrypted communications and used cell data to track opponents, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation https://www.wsj.com/articles/huawei-technicians-helped-african-governments-spy-on-political-opponents-11565793017 more ›