Category Archives: SUDAN

NIGERIA’S SATELLITES CAPTURE BAGA EVENTS..EVIDENCE AND REVIEW STRONGLY SUGGESTS ARBITRARY ANALYSIS AND EXTRAPOLATION BY HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

China’s Long March-3B carrier rocket lifts off at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Dec. 20, 2011, successfully sending the US$311 million Nigerian communication satellite, NIGCOMSAT-1R, into orbit at 00:41 Beijing Time (Photo Credit: XINHUA) THE … Continue reading →

Posted in ALGERIA, ARMED CONFLICT, CAMEROON, CHINA-AFRICA RELATIONS, CONSERVATION, ETHIOPIA, MILITARY EXERCISES, NIGER, NIGERIA SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN NAVY, POLITICS, RISK ANALYSIS, SPORTS, SUDAN, Uncategorized, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

NIGERIAN UNAMID TROOPS IN DARFUR

Posted on March 17, 2013 by

Nigerian UNAMID peacekeepers in a Toyota Landcruiser 4WD vehicle and Otokar Cobra APCs patrol the Kalma Camp for internally displaced people in Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan

Posted in AFRICA, ARMED CONFLICT, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, SUDAN, TERRORISM, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE | Tagged , , | 9 Comments

JSTF KILL TWO SUSPECTED GUNMEN, ARREST FOUR OTHERS IN BOTCHED ATTACK ON A KANO CHECKPOINT

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

An Otokar Cobra APC on urban counterterrorism counterinsurgency patrols NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA February 24, 2013 Kano The Joint Security Task Force (JTF) on Saturday shot dead two suspected gunmen and arrested four others in the Kano metropolis. An eyewitness … Continue reading →

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NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE STEP UP BORDER PATROL TO CURB ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

THISDAY 31 January, 2013 As part of its effort to curb the influx of illegal immigrants into the country, the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has reinforced the country’s border by recalling more officers from the hinterland where they are not … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICA PARTNERSHIP STATION, ANSAR DINE, ARMED CONFLICT, BORDER SECURITY, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, ECONOMICS, GULF OF GUINEA, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, JOS ETHNORELIGIOUS CONFLICT, MALI, MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY, MILITARY EXERCISES, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGER, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN PARAMILITARY FORCES, PIRACY, POLICE FORCES, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, SOLID MINERALS, SPECIAL TASK FORCE, SUDAN, TERRORISM, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

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

NIBATT 39: NIGERIA READY TO SEND 800 MORE PEACEKEEPERS DRAWN FROM 323 AIR DEFENCE ARTY REGIMENT TO DARFUR

Posted on January 5, 2013 by

Nigerian peacekeepers on pre-deployment training at the Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Centre, Jaji NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA January 5, 2013 The Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Centre, Jaji, has concluded arrangement to deploy 800 personnel to Darfur, Sudan. The personnel, drafted from the … Continue reading →

Posted in ARMED CONFLICT, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS, RISK ANALYSIS, SUDAN | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

NIGERIAN UNAMID PEACEKEEPERS IN DARFUR, SUDAN

Posted on October 18, 2012 by

Nigerian UNAMID peacekeepers in Darfur, Sudan 3 October, 2012

Posted in AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, ARMED CONFLICT, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, SUDAN, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | 18 Comments

CHINA’S AFRICAN INFLUENCE EXPANDING: NIGERIA IN FOCUS

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

• Partnership signed that exchanges oil for arms, technology WMD(G2 BULLETIN) by F. MICHAEL MALOOF 26 August, 2012 WASHINGTON – Beijing, which already has extensive holdings in Nigeria, is taking advantage of the lack of response from the U.S. to … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICA, AFRICA PARTNERSHIP STATION, AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, ARMED CONFLICT, BUNKERING, CHAD, CHINA-AFRICA RELATIONS, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, ECONOMICS, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, ETHIOPIA, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, GULF OF GUINEA, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, JOINT(MILITARY)TASK FORCE IN THE NIGER DELTA, KENYA, MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY, MILITARY HARDWARE, NIGER DELTA CONFLICT, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, OIL & GAS, PIRACY, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, SOUTH SUDAN, SPECIAL TASK FORCE, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, SUDAN, TERRORISM, UGANDA, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 34 Comments

UNAMID PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN DARFUR: 799 OFFICERS AND MEN OF 244 RECCE BATTALION RETURN HOME..ONE SOLDIER DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES IN DARFUR

Posted on July 5, 2012 by

NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA 5 JULY 2012 Some 799 officers and men of Battalion 244 of the Nigerian Army yesterday returned to Nigeria after their peace keeping mission in Darfur, Western Sudan. The soldiers touched down at the Murtala Mohammed … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, ARMED CONFLICT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, SUDAN, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

NIGERIAN ARMY NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR STRANDED SOLDIERS IN DARFUR • 341 FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT CONCLUDE PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING

Posted on July 4, 2012 by

DAILY TRUST Written by Maryam Ahmadu-Suka Kaduna Wednesday, 04 July 2012 Army authorities yesterday said the Nigerian Army was not responsible for the fate of the currently stranded peace- keeping troop in Darfur as it was not its responsibility to … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, ARMED CONFLICT, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, SUDAN, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments