Its wealth in minerals and oil, coupled with prevailing political instability and protracted armed conflicts, had attracted unscrupulous traders, and of course, mercenaries were not absent from their criminal operations.
该地区矿产和石油资源丰富，另外其政局普遍不稳而且武装冲突经久不衰，因此吸引了肆无忌惮的商人，当然，雇佣军也在从事犯罪活动。