South Kivu: 20 Erik Prince Mercenaries Killed in Ambush Premium

At least 20 people were killed or wounded in an ambush targeting personnel working for Vectus Global, a security and logistics company led by Erik Prince, the founder of the former private military company Blackwater, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Among the injured was Tim Kennedy, a former US Special Forces soldier and mixed martial arts fighter. According to a Reuters report published on October 9, 2026, the