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China's Wagner Group are in Myanmar. And More.

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China’s Wagner-style proxy moves into Myanmar, Russia’s grip on Africa slips, Colombia edges back toward violence, and ISIS stirs in Syria and Iraq. Four flashpoints, one global powder keg—watch now. Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly! Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. 📩 Subscribe now: https://subscribepage.io/WarFrontsWeekly Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Megaprojects:https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@astrographics-ve4yq PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@politicalfronts 00:00 Introduction 01:00 China’s “Wagner Group” Gets Active in Myanmar 11:28 Russia’s Grip on Africa is Slipping 22:17 Colombia is Sliding Back into Violence 33:12 Islamic State Reactivating in Iraq and Syria References Wagner Africa Corps Sahel https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/wagner-out-africa-corps-africa-file-june-12-2025 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/world/africa/africa-terrorism-trump-ivory-coast.html https://issafrica.org/iss-today/why-a-jihadist-takeover-of-a-sahelian-capital-is-unlikely https://x.com/Sahel_Tales https://apnews.com/article/mali-goita-bill-transition-cf66d83bc3d84b626daab408e2e4240a https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98w49220rko https://apnews.com/article/burkina-faso-ibrahim-traore-97748f2a2a9b5397a3f23450c71b0b39 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1egely9v3go https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250612-niger-benin-border-standoff-deepens-as-trade-collapse-bites https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/lifestyle/despite-ecowas-fallout-nigeria-moves-to-reunite-with-mali-niger-and-burkina-faso/dsk6xld https://www.mining.com/web/niger-targets-jihadist-financing-kills-13-in-illegal-gold-mine-raids/ China Myanmar: https://greydynamics.com/the-united-wa-state-party-myanmars-most-powerful-ethnic-army/ https://factsanddetails.com/asian/cat66/sub417/item2733.html https://www.irrawaddy.com/culture/books/the-much-misunderstood-wa-of-myanmar-and-china.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37996473 https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/myanmars-wa-state-army-keeps-global-tin-market-guessing-2024-01-10/ https://www.eurasiareview.com/17062025-chinese-intervention-expands-in-myanmar-as-military-junta-loses-grip-oped/ https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-backed-militia-secures-control-new-rare-earth-mines-myanmar-2025-06-12/ https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-rare-earth-weapon-changes-contours-trade-war-battlefield-2025-06-06/ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/myanmar-rebels-disrupt-china-rare-earth-trade-sparking-regional-scramble-2025-03-28/ https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-rebel-fighting-army-setback-kanpaiti-b9b89e0ffd736e0cedb284543ae1107c Colombia: Council on Foreign Relations: https://www.cfr.org/article/colombia-clock-turning-back-security Economist: https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2025/06/12/political-violence-has-returned-to-colombia Guardian, Cali attacks: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/10/cali-colombia-attacks Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-narcoterrorists-rise-in-colombia-shooting-criminial-terrorists-south-america-dcc26945 Guardian, February unrest: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/23/colombia-violence-eln-cucuta BBC Mundo: https://www.bbc.com/mundo/articles/c1ege7n4nwpo GZero media: https://www.gzeromedia.com/news/analysis/colombia-surge-political-violence-uribe Insight Crime, grenade attacks in Bogota: https://insightcrime.org/news/explosion-grenade-use-colombia-capital-city/ Insight Crime, Colombia murder rate: https://insightcrime.org/news/insight-crime-2024-homicide-round-up/#h-colombia-1-9 The City Paper, Bogota: https://thecitypaperbogota.com/news/petros-disapproval-rises-to-64-as-colombians-abandon-leftist-agenda/ ISIS https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/islamic-state-reactivating-fighters-eying-comeback-syria-iraq-2025-06-12/ https://thearabweekly.com/isis-reactivating-fighters-eying-comeback-syria-and-iraq https://thearabweekly.com/manoeuvre-reassure-skeptics-syria-launches-raid-isis-hideouts https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-may-27-2025 https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-may-30-2025 https://icct.nl/publication/threat-isis-fragmentated-syria https://nationalinterest.org/blog/middle-east-watch/iraq-in-the-crossfire https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-pulls-out-two-more-bases-syria-worrying-kurdish-forces-2025-06-17/
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China’s Wagner-style proxy moves into Myanmar, Russia’s grip on Africa slips, Colombia edges back toward violence, and ISIS stirs in Syria and Iraq. Four flashpoints, one global powder keg—watch now. Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly! Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. 📩 Subscribe now: https://subscribepage.io/WarFrontsWeekly Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Megaprojects:https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@astrographics-ve4yq PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@politicalfronts 00:00 Introduction 01:00 China’s “Wagner Group” Gets Active in Myanmar 11:28 Russia’s Grip on Africa is Slipping 22:17 Colombia is Sliding Back into Violence 33:12 Islamic State Reactivating in Iraq and Syria References Wagner Africa Corps Sahel https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/wagner-out-africa-corps-africa-file-june-12-2025 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/world/africa/africa-terrorism-trump-ivory-coast.html https://issafrica.org/iss-today/why-a-jihadist-takeover-of-a-sahelian-capital-is-unlikely https://x.com/Sahel_Tales https://apnews.com/article/mali-goita-bill-transition-cf66d83bc3d84b626daab408e2e4240a https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98w49220rko https://apnews.com/article/burkina-faso-ibrahim-traore-97748f2a2a9b5397a3f23450c71b0b39 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1egely9v3go https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250612-niger-benin-border-standoff-deepens-as-trade-collapse-bites https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/lifestyle/despite-ecowas-fallout-nigeria-moves-to-reunite-with-mali-niger-and-burkina-faso/dsk6xld https://www.mining.com/web/niger-targets-jihadist-financing-kills-13-in-illegal-gold-mine-raids/ China Myanmar: https://greydynamics.com/the-united-wa-state-party-myanmars-most-powerful-ethnic-army/ https://factsanddetails.com/asian/cat66/sub417/item2733.html https://www.irrawaddy.com/culture/books/the-much-misunderstood-wa-of-myanmar-and-china.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37996473 https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/myanmars-wa-state-army-keeps-global-tin-market-guessing-2024-01-10/ https://www.eurasiareview.com/17062025-chinese-intervention-expands-in-myanmar-as-military-junta-loses-grip-oped/ https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-backed-militia-secures-control-new-rare-earth-mines-myanmar-2025-06-12/ https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-rare-earth-weapon-changes-contours-trade-war-battlefield-2025-06-06/ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/myanmar-rebels-disrupt-china-rare-earth-trade-sparking-regional-scramble-2025-03-28/ https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-rebel-fighting-army-setback-kanpaiti-b9b89e0ffd736e0cedb284543ae1107c Colombia: Council on Foreign Relations: https://www.cfr.org/article/colombia-clock-turning-back-security Economist: https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2025/06/12/political-violence-has-returned-to-colombia Guardian, Cali attacks: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/10/cali-colombia-attacks Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-narcoterrorists-rise-in-colombia-shooting-criminial-terrorists-south-america-dcc26945 Guardian, February unrest: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/23/colombia-violence-eln-cucuta BBC Mundo: https://www.bbc.com/mundo/articles/c1ege7n4nwpo GZero media: https://www.gzeromedia.com/news/analysis/colombia-surge-political-violence-uribe Insight Crime, grenade attacks in Bogota: https://insightcrime.org/news/explosion-grenade-use-colombia-capital-city/ Insight Crime, Colombia murder rate: https://insightcrime.org/news/insight-crime-2024-homicide-round-up/#h-colombia-1-9 The City Paper, Bogota: https://thecitypaperbogota.com/news/petros-disapproval-rises-to-64-as-colombians-abandon-leftist-agenda/ ISIS https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/islamic-state-reactivating-fighters-eying-comeback-syria-iraq-2025-06-12/ https://thearabweekly.com/isis-reactivating-fighters-eying-comeback-syria-and-iraq https://thearabweekly.com/manoeuvre-reassure-skeptics-syria-launches-raid-isis-hideouts https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-may-27-2025 https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-may-30-2025 https://icct.nl/publication/threat-isis-fragmentated-syria https://nationalinterest.org/blog/middle-east-watch/iraq-in-the-crossfire https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-pulls-out-two-more-bases-syria-worrying-kurdish-forces-2025-06-17/
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