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| Africa Subsaharan |
| Russian film Granite Trailer |
| 2021-12-12 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin [ColonelCassad] A new film based on the PMC Wagner franchise is on its way. In the film "Granite", with the participation of the heroes of the films "Tourist" and "Solntsepek", PMCs go to work in Mozambique. To fight local militants, the government of Mozambique hired both Russian PMCs and South Africans. Also in the area of ​​problems of Mozambique, the notorious Eric Prince was spinning. Since the spring of 2021, a group of American Green Berets has also been working in Mozambique, also training the local military. South African PMCs. Amnesty International accused the South African PMC of involvement in the deaths of civilians as a result of attacks using light helicopters. Ours in Mozambique. According to press reports (however, not particularly confirmed by anything, during the fighting in Mozambique, the Russian PMC had from two to seven killed. ISIS militants are actively operating in northern Mozambique, having under arms 2-2.5 thousand people who are waging a war relying on bases in the jungle, periodically arranging raids on army defensive positions and settlements, sometimes even capturing large coastal cities. The local military is, at best, poorly competent in counter-terrorism matters, so the government of Mozambique is constantly looking for help on the side. It pays for aid both in money and access to minerals (in particular, to gold mines). So far, the ISIS problem in Mozambique has not been resolved. The militants seek to transform into a full-fledged ISIS wilayat and take over the entire country in order to make it a base for further ISIS expansion into neighboring countries. Given the scale of the activity, there are at least a few more films ahead of us. If we talk about the film, then if they can shoot at least at the level of "Tourist" and "Sunshine", then it's already not bad. Plus, they will also highlight the little-publicized theme of Mozambique and Russian participation in local affairs, although it is unlikely that someone will reveal all the cards in the film. The trailer is terribly translated, so be advised. And I agree with Rozhin, it looks like the film is going to be pretty good. I just hope I get another prerelease screening as I did with Sunshine. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 Spoiler alert: At first the government turned to foreign mercenaries in the form of Russian and South African military contractors whose main job was to keep the onshore Total facilities and their foreign workers safe. First came the several hundred Russian Wagner Group men who arrived in August 2019 and, while they had some success in halting the Islamic terrorist threat to the LNG facilities, the Russians suffered heavier casualties than anticipated and Wagner left in early 2020 after spending about eight months in Mozambique. |
| Posted by: Flatch Wittlesbach3456 2021-12-12 00:58 |