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Documents and tablet found on battlefield reveal new details about the Kremlin-linked private army fighting for Khalifa Haftar

Wagner Group, an unincorporated Russian private military contractor, was sanctioned Monday by the European Union for fueling violence, looting natural resources and intimidating civilians in conflict zones around the world.

The EU has blacklisted Russia's mercenary Wagner Group, shedding new light on the activities of the Kremlin-linked fighters.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union imposed sanctions on Russian private military contractor Wagner Group on Monday as well as on eight individuals and three other energy companies in Syria, accusing the group of clandestine operations on the Kremlin's behalf.

Brice Laine/CNN By Sebastian Shukla and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN In the central Syrian desert, an oil field has become a makeshift torture chamber. An unarmed man writhes in the dust, howling in pain. Four men in military fatigues pin him down and smash his hands and feet with a sledgehammer. As he cries out for help, they taunt him in Russian, drowning out his agonized screams with laughter. In the background of the video, which was uploaded online, a nationalist Russian military song, “I am Russian special forces,” plays. The victim in this harrowing amateur video is Mohamad, a 31-year-old...