As Wagner mercenaries advanced on Moscow in an attempted mutiny in late June, authorities in Syria and Russian military commanders there took a series of swift measures against local Wagner operatives to prevent the uprising spreading, according to six sources familiar with the matter. The previously unreported crackdown included blocking phone lines, summoning around a dozen Wagner commanders to a Russian military base and ordering mercenary fighters to sign new contracts with the Russian Defence Ministry or promptly leave Syria, according to the sources, who include Syrian security officials, sources based near deployed Russian forces, and regional officials. The sources declined to be named in order to discuss sensitive military information. Syria’s government, Russia’s Defence Ministry and Wagner in Russia … Continue reading Syria brought Wagner Group fighters to heel as mutiny unfolded in Russia