{"id":41191,"date":"2026-10-22T05:39:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T05:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Tim-Kennedy-Congo-ambush-linked-to-mining-revenue-operation-report-says-203301"},"modified":"2026-10-22T05:39:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T05:39:59","slug":"tim-kennedy-congo-ambush-linked-to-mining-revenue-operation-report-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/tim-kennedy-congo-ambush-linked-to-mining-revenue-operation-report-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Kennedy Congo ambush linked to mining revenue operation, report says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/tim-kennedy-congo-ambush-linked-to-mining-revenue-operation-report-says.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"\/><\/div>\n<p> Further reporting has shed light on the operation during which<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Tim-Kennedy-2830\">Tim<br \/>\nKennedy<\/a> was wounded in a Sept. 17 ambush in the Democratic<br \/>\nRepublic of the Congo.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mmaweekly.com\/news\/new-details-emerge-after-ufc-veteran-tim-kennedy-survives-being-shot-multiple-times-in-congo-ambush\">MMA Weekly<\/a>, sources close to the Congolese<br \/>\ngovernment said the former <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2\"><br \/>\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> middleweight and his fellow<br \/>\ncontractors were assigned to a ground-clearing operation. Their<br \/>\nwork was linked to broader efforts to protect mining revenue,<br \/>\ncombat smuggling and collect taxes for the government.<\/p>\n<h2>New report details Vectus Global&#8217;s Congo operation that left<br \/>\nTim Kennedy wounded and Justin Conaglen dead<\/h2>\n<p>Kennedy reportedly was part of a three-man contractor team<br \/>\nalongside former New Zealand Special Air Service member Justin<br \/>\nConaglen and an unidentified contractor. The ambush in South Kivu<br \/>\nprovince left about 20 people dead or wounded, according to sources<br \/>\ncited by Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>Conaglen was killed, while Kennedy and the third contractor were<br \/>\nwounded. Kennedy reportedly sustained three gunshot wounds to a<br \/>\nleg. At least seven Congolese nationals were among those killed,<br \/>\nand a Congolese security source told Reuters that villagers likely<br \/>\nwere among the casualties. The contractors were working for Vectus<br \/>\nGlobal, a private security company led by Blackwater founder Erik<br \/>\nPrince, according to the reporting.<\/p>\n<p>A Vectus Global representative declined to comment to Reuters. The<br \/>\nattackers\u2019 identities and the precise circumstances of the ambush<br \/>\nhave not been officially confirmed. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Further reporting has shed light on the operation during which Tim Kennedy was wounded in a Sept. 17 ambush in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to MMA Weekly, sources close to the Congolese government said the former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight and his fellow contractors were assigned to a ground-clearing operation. 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