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Democratic Republic of Congo, Eastern Mine Area, Night.
The generator roared, and the beams of the spotlight pierced the darkness of the tropical rainforest, casting twisted long shadows at the edge of the mine pit. In the simple command cabin of the mining area, Mexican mining representative Mendoza, the envoy of Warlord Kabanggu "General" Malik, and three Mexican security personnel in civilian clothes but carrying advanced communication equipment were holding an emergency meeting.
Not far outside the cabin, sporadic gunshots could be faintly heard, fluctuating in distance.
"The conflict at the northern mine passage entrance has started again." Malik exhaled a cloud of cigar smoke, dressed in poorly fitted camouflage with a huge gold ring on his finger, "Those Congo Liberation Front bastards, armed with American gear, are getting more and more rampant. Yesterday, they killed seven of our workers and damaged two excavators."
