Category Archives: PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS

NIGERIAN ARMY OTOKAR COBRA APC: ORIENTED TOWARDS URBAN BRAWLS

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

An Otokar Cobra APC of the Nigerian Army

Posted in AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, ARMED CONFLICT, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, DEFENCE INDUSTRIES & PRODUCTION, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, JOINT(MILITARY)TASK FORCE IN THE NIGER DELTA, MILITARY HARDWARE, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGER DELTA CONFLICT, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, SPECIAL TASK FORCE, TERRORISM, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

DARFUR TROOPS AIRLIFT DELAY NOT OUR FAULT • RESPONSIBILITY NOW TAKEN OVER BY U.N, ALL ENTITLEMENTS HAVE BEEN PAID – DHQ SPOKESMAN

Posted on June 27, 2012 by

Nigerian Army troops stand near their new SINOTRUK lorry DAILY TRUST Written by Misbahu Bashir Wednesday, 27 June 2012 The Defence Headquarters in Abuja yesterday said the failure to airlift Nigerian troops serving under the United Nations African Union Hybrid … Continue reading →

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NIGERIAN PEACEKEEPERS IN DARFUR THREATEN MUTINY; ‘CONCERNED SOLDIERS IN DARFUR’ CITE ABANDONMENT, DEMAND TO BE AIRLIFTED BACK HOME IMMEDIATELY

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

DAILY TRUST Written by Abdulkadir Badsha Mukhtar & Misbahu Bashir with agency reports Tuesday, 26 June 2012 Nigerian soldiers serving in the United Nations African Union Hybrid Missions in Dafur, Sudan have threatened to go on rampage if they are … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, SUDAN, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

UGANDA, NIGERIA TO DEPLOY SPECIALIZED 140-MAN FORMED POLICE UNIT(FPUs) CONTINGENTS IN VOLATILE SOMALIA

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

A Streit APC of the Nigeria Police Force XINHUA KAMPALA, June 19 Uganda is to deploy a Formed Police Unit (FPU) consisting of 140 personnel in volatile Somalia for maintaining peace and security, a police spokesperson said here on Tuesday. … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICA, ARMED CONFLICT, BORDER SECURITY, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, NIGERIA, NIGERIA POLICE FORCE, PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, TERRORISM, UGANDA, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

“STAY AWAY FROM LIBERIAN WOMEN”, GOC TELLS PEACEKEEPERS AS 28 BATTALION TROOPS CONCLUDE PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

Nigerian UNMIL troops near an Otokar Cobra APC disarm a trigger-happy Liberian cop, Nov 2011 DAILY TRUST Written by Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, Kaduna Tuesday, 19 June 2012 General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Armoured Division, Nigerian Army, Bauchi, Major General Jack O. … Continue reading →

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NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES IN DARFUR: FROM THE AFRICAN UNION ‘AMIS’ TO THE HYBRID ‘AFRICAN UNION-UN’ UNAMID

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

The earlier AMIS era: MT-LB multipurpose armoured vehicle with a rear-mounted dozer blade The UNAMID era: a NAF AS332 Super Puma and crew(NAF 567)at Nyala Airport, Darfur, Sudan(14 Mar 2012)

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7 NIGERIEN UNOCI PEACEKEEPERS KILLED IN IVORY COAST

Posted on June 10, 2012 by

UNOCI peacekeepers from Niger on patrol in Cote d’Ivoire AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE Published on 9 June 2012 Eight civilians died in southwestern Ivory Coast in the attack that killed seven UN peacekeepers, the United Nations said on Saturday. “As per … Continue reading →

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NIGERIAN AIR FORCE: AIR MOBILITY ASSETS

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

A Lockheed C130 Hercules(NAF 913) at the Makurdi Air Base, October 2008 A Dornier Do228-212(NAF 031) on the tarmac at an airport in the Czech Republic, April 2012

Posted in AFRICA PARTNERSHIP STATION, AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, DEFENCE INDUSTRIES & PRODUCTION, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, GULF OF GUINEA, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, JOINT(MILITARY)TASK FORCE IN THE NIGER DELTA, MILITARY HARDWARE, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN AIR FORCE, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, SPECIAL TASK FORCE, U.S. AFRICA COMMAND, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

43,000 NIGERIAN PEACEKEEPING TROOPS SO FAR ROTATED IN DARFUR; OUTBOUND TROOPS CONCLUDE PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING

Posted on June 5, 2012 by

Nigerian peacekeepers on pre-deployment training at the Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Centre, Jaji DAILY TRUST Written by Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, Kaduna Tuesday, 05 June 2012 The Army say so far, it has trained and deployed over 43,000 of its officers and men … Continue reading →

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THE NIGERIAN ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS – STRUCTURE AND ORGANISATION

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

Nigerian Army Engineers equipment NIGERIAN ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS Organisation of the NAE The current structure of the NAE is derived from NA ORBAT 96, and the various ammendments implemented in line with AHQ policy directives. The NAE is organized … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, MILITARY HARDWARE, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, TERRORISM, U.S. AFRICA COMMAND, Uncategorized, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , | 9 Comments