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Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
8. Okay, well, looks like Im the last to know about Prigozhins involvement here:
Sat Feb 24, 2018, 02:15 PM
Feb 2018

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Communications intercepted in January now provide some clues by demonstrating that Prigozhin had told a senior Syrian official that he had permission from a Russian minister to move “fast and strong” with the operation that led to the mercenaries’ death, The Washington Post reported Thursday evening. The communications show that he both knew about the planned attack and shared information with Syrian leadership.

Prigozhin is known to have close ties with Putin, and it is unlikely that he works without the permission of Russia’s most powerful man.

The mercenaries involved in the attack work for a company called Wagner, which employs Russian nationals and military veterans—many of whom are believed to have fought in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Wagner also provides foot soldiers who help fight ISIS in order to secure access to oil and gas fields that Prigozhin profits from.


http://www.newsweek.com/putins-chef-ordered-russian-mercenaries-attack-us-troops-syria-report-claims-817647

But still, thanks again Eliot!!

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