American mercenary Erik Price and Israeli soldiers operated with Congolese special forces battalions. Congo has been fighting against multiple rebel groups.
According toReuters,the Israeli advisors' role is limited to training, and Erik Prince is providing drone support. The outlet reports that the assistance helped Congo take a city back from two rebel groups, the Congo River Alliance (AFC) and the March 23 Movement (M23).
A senior Congolese defense official explained that Kinshasa "needed help recapturing Uvira and pulled in every resource they could."
They added that the presence of Americans on the frontlines is keeping the AFC and M23 from launching new attacks.
Prince's firm is also helping to secure Kinshasa and improve tax revenue collection. Sources told Reuters thatAmericans have been pulled off the frontlines, but could return.
Prince is a notorious American mercenary. His first firm, Blackwater, is responsible for the Nisour Square massacre, which left 17 Iraqis dead.
Prince later rebranded and sold Blackwater. He is a long-time ally of the US president, and the men responsible for murdering the Iraqi civilians were ultimatelypardoned by Trump during his first term.
However, Prince has formed other private security firms that have conducted operations around the globe. His company,Vectus Global, has acontract with the Haitian government to conduct anti-drone operations.
Several civilians have been killed by drones in Haiti, including eight children at a birthday party. According to the scant details in The Guardian on the lastSeptember strike:
At least eight children were killed and six others seriously injured in a drone attack on a birthday party inHaiti’s capital where an alleged gang leader was distributing gifts, according to relatives and activists.
Source: ZeroHedge News
