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In exchange for propping up the president and fighting rebels in the Central African Republic, the Wagner Group, Russia's private army of mercenaries, has taken hold of valuable mines and is extracting $500,000,000 a year in gold, rare timber and blood diamonds. NBC’s Richard Engel reports for TODAY on how the group has been able to grip the region.