In another example of Russia's growing reach into Africa, dozens of private military contractors are aiding the Mozambique army which is battling Islamist militants in its northernmost province.
A deployment of Russian guns-for-hire, with links to the Kremlin, has sustained casualties in its fight against Islamist militants in Mozambique, multiple sources have told CNN.
In another example of Russia's growing reach into Africa, dozens of private military contractors are aiding the Mozambique army which is battling an insurgency in its northernmost province.Russia's 'troll factory' is alive and well in AfricaThe mercenaries in this resource-rich southern African country appear associated with Yevgeny Prigozhin, a St. Petersburg oligarch so close to the Kremlin that he is known as President Vladimir Putin's"chef.
Meet 'Oleg,' the chain-smoking former Wagner mercenary 04:19Read MoreThe fast-expanding insurgency in Mozambique threatens to disrupt crucial foreign investment in the country's natural gas reserves, believed to be worth billions of dollars.Multiple sources have told CNN that the Russian intervention has not begun well. Two contractors, ages 28 and 31, have been killed during clashes with the insurgents, the sources say. And there are unconfirmed reports of additional casualties.
Tracking Putin's shadow army 03:08In early November, ISIS claimed its"Central African Province" had killed eight Mozambican soldiers. That was followed by reports of a clash on the border with Tanzania, close to international infrastructure being developed for exporting LNG supplies. Just how far ISIS is really connected to the insurgency is unclear.
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