One of Britain’s oldest private security companies has admitted to UN experts that it shared an office building in west London with a group of mercenaries being investigated for alleged war crimes – but denies involvement.
Kenya
How a British policeman helped normalise torture in a Gulf monarchy
by QAYS ABDULLA | 14 September 2020
TAGGED: Bahrain, Kenya, Police
As two political prisoners face execution in Bahrain, the country’s repressive justice system remains rooted in the career of Ian Henderson – one of the most notorious police officers the British empire ever produced, who caused suffering to scores of Bahrainis including members of my family.
The militarisation of US/Africa policy: How the CIA came to lead deadly counter-terrorism operations in Kenya
by NAMIR SHABIBI | 28 August 2020
TAGGED: Kenya
US and Kenyan diplomatic and intelligence officials tell Declassified UK why the CIA set up a covert paramilitary counter-terror team, how it flies recruits to the US for special training, and why Britain helps gather intelligence on targets.
Revealed: The CIA and MI6’s secret war in Kenya
by NAMIR SHABIBI | 28 August 2020
TAGGED: Kenya, MI6
A covert Kenyan paramilitary team armed and trained by the US and supported by UK intelligence is behind renditions and controversial killings of terror suspects in night-time raids, Declassified UK can reveal.