Mercenaries flown in from Russia to prop up Libyan regime' as Gaddafi taunts: 'I haven't run away, I'm STILL here'
Mercenaries from Russia and former Soviet nations are fighting Libyan protesters on behalf of Muammar Gaddafi, it has emerged.
The embattled Libyan leader has launched a brutal crackdown as his bloody 41-year grip on power appears to be nearing its end and Eastern European gunmen have been spotted with black African mercenaries from French-speaking African nations such as Chad. The mercenaries, many of whom are white, are believed to have received up to £18,000 each to prop up but hey also face being shot or hanged if they are captured by the growing number of armed revolutionaries in Libya. Tripoli woke today to find bodies littering the streets after security forces loyal to embattled leader Muammar Gaddafi opened fire on protesters.
PressTV: Libya hires African mercenaries