A tentative Iran deal, Israel’s escalation in Lebanon, and mercenaries in El Fasher: The Cheat Sheet

A tentative Iran deal, Israel’s escalation in Lebanon, and mercenaries in El Fasher: The Cheat Sheet

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British-Backed UAE Trains Mercenaries to Help Militia ‘Committing Genocide’

The British-backed United Arab Emirates (UAE) is helping to supply foreign mercenaries to a group accused of mass rape, torture and ethnic slaughter in Sudan, a Human Rights Watch investigation has revealed.  An Abu Dhabi-based firm called the Global Security Services Group (GSSG) is training hundreds of Colombian fighters who have joined Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as they rampage through the country. GSSG has links to the UAE’s ruling f…