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UAE creating elite ‘Emirati Foreign Legion’ for combat operations abroad
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UAE creating elite ‘Emirati Foreign Legion’ for combat operations abroad

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is commissioning the construction of a new elite mercenary force resembling the French Foreign Legion, a leaked job advertisement has revealed. According to the site Intelligence Online, an unnamed former French special forces officer is leading the initiative to construct an elite unit that would operate as part of the UAE’s...

Is the UAE in Control in Somalia?
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Is the UAE in Control in Somalia?

Many Somalis think that the United Arab Emirates is now as much or more in charge in Somalia than the Somali government. I spoke to Dr. Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad, Chairman of the Institute for Horn of Africa Strategic Studies, about the United Arab Emirates’ extensive influence in Somalia. ANN GARRISON: Dr. Abdisamad, to make this...