Category Archives: AL SHABAAB

KENYA DEFENCE FORCE IN SOMALIA

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

Kenyan troops load supplies as they prepare to travel in a Kenya Air Force Mi-171e (Photo Credit: DAILY NATION) A Kenya Defence Force soldier in Kismayo, Somalia KDF soldiers stand behind a Puma M26-15 Mine and Blast Protected Vehicle

Posted in AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, AL SHABAAB, ARMED CONFLICT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, KENYA, MILITARY PHOTOS, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 18 Comments

NIGERIA POLICE MOBILE FORCE(MOPOL) COPS AND STREIT SPARTAN MK.II APCs OF THE AMISOM FORMED POLICE UNIT IN MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

Posted on February 2, 2013 by

Men of the Nigeria Police Mobile Force(MOPOL) deployed in Mogadishu, Somalia with the AMISOM Formed Police Unit stand around a Streit Spartan Mk.II APC Men of the Somali Police Force(foreground). In the background standing near a Streit Spartan Mk.II APC … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICA, AL SHABAAB, ARMED CONFLICT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, DEFENCE INDUSTRIES & PRODUCTION, MILITARY HARDWARE, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, TERRORISM, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

U.S ARMY TO TRAIN AFRICAN FORCES IN COUNTER-TERRORISM

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

US AFRICOM Commander, General Carter F. Ham CBS NEWS December 24, 2012 WASHINGTON A U.S. Army brigade will begin sending small teams into as many as 35 African nations early next year,part of an intensifying Pentagon effort to train countries … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICA PARTNERSHIP STATION, AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, AL SHABAAB, AL-QAEDA IN THE ISLAMIC MAGHREB(AQIM), ARMED CONFLICT, CHAD, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, KENYA, MALI, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGER, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SUDAN, TERRORISM, U.S. AFRICA COMMAND, UGANDA, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

NIGERIA POLICE MOBILE FORCE(MOPOL) PERSONNEL IN MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

Posted on January 9, 2013 by

L-R Asst. Superintendent of Police Marcus Nyams, Inspector Ruth Makinwa and Deputy Superintendent of Police Augustine Egim in Mogadishu, Somalia PHOTO CREDIT: GULED MOHAMMED

Posted in AL SHABAAB, ARMED CONFLICT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, NIGERIA, NIGERIA POLICE FORCE, PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

NIGERIA POLICE MOBILE FORCE(MOPOL) OPERATIVES OF THE AMISOM FORMED POLICE UNIT ON FOOT PATROL IN MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

Nigerian police officers, as part of AMISOM’s Foreign Police Unit, conduct foot patrols near Lido Beach in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. As part of AMISOM’s efforts to make Mogadishu a safer place, regular foot patrols are now conducted throughout the city … Continue reading →

Posted in AL SHABAAB, ARMED CONFLICT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, NIGERIA, NIGERIA POLICE FORCE, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE | 10 Comments

NIGERIA POLICE MOBILE FORCE(MOPOL) PERSONNEL OF THE AMISOM FORMED POLICE UNIT IN MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

Posted on January 6, 2013 by

Nigerian MOPOL cops of the AMISOM Formed Police Unit Photo Credit: PRESSTV

Posted in AL SHABAAB, ARMED CONFLICT, BORDER SECURITY, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, NIGERIA, PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE | 17 Comments

OUR CRITIQUE OF ‘THE AFRICA REPORT’ ARTICLE, “WHO ARE AFRICA’S EXEMPLARY ARMIES?? ” (MORE ANGLO-GHANAIAN PERSPECTIVE)

Posted on December 22, 2012 by

UPDF BMP-2 and Casspir bring up the rear after the ambush.Somali troops in red berets are in the 4WD THE AFRICA REPORT 20 December, 2012 After successfully contributing to the country’s transition from apartheid to a democracy, the South African … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, AL SHABAAB, AL-QAEDA IN THE ISLAMIC MAGHREB(AQIM), ANSAR DINE, ARMED CONFLICT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, KENYA, MALI, MILITARY PHOTOS, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, TERRORISM, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged | 19 Comments

FRENCH NATIONAL KIDNAPPED IN NORTHERN NIGERIA…2 PERSONS KILLED

Posted on December 20, 2012 by

Men of the Police Mobile Force(MOPOL) on foot patrol in a terror-afflicted zone 20/12/2012 by Aminu Abubakar KANO, Nigeria (AFP) A group of 30 gunmen who stormed a residence in northern Nigeria where expatriate workers were staying kidnapped a French … Continue reading →

Posted in 2011 NIGERIA POLLS, AFRICA, AFRICA PARTNERSHIP STATION, AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, AL SHABAAB, ALGERIA | 41 Comments

KENYA DEFENCE FORCE IN SOMALIA

Posted on October 6, 2012 by

Kenya Army Ferret scout car and Puma M26-15 MRAP(behind) at Afmadow, Somalia Harbin Z-9 of the Kenya Army Air Cavalry Panhard AML 90(foreground) and Puma M26-15 MRAP(background)of the Kenya Army in Kismayo

Posted in AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, AL SHABAAB, ARMED CONFLICT, BORDER SECURITY, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, KENYA, MILITARY HARDWARE, MILITARY PHOTOS, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, SEPARATISM, TERRORISM, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE | Tagged , , , , , , | 15 Comments

UGANDAN TROOPS AND MAMBA MRAPs IN SOMALIA

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

Ugandan AMISOM troops and Mamba MRAP vehicles

Posted in AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, AL SHABAAB, ARMED CONFLICT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, MILITARY HARDWARE, MILITARY PHOTOS, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, SEPARATISM, TERRORISM, UGANDA, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments