Tag Archives: CHAD

BOKO HARAM’S INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS – JACOB ZENN (WEST POINT COMBATING TERRORISM CENTRE/JAMESTOWN FOUNDATION)

Posted on January 15, 2013 by

Colonel(rtd)Sambo Dasuki, National Security Adviser Combating Terrorism Center at West Point Jan 14, 2013 Author: Jacob Zenn Since carrying out its first attack under Abubakar Shekau’s leadership in September 2010, Boko Haram has unleashed a wave of violence in northern … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICA, AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, AL-QAEDA IN THE ISLAMIC MAGHREB(AQIM), ANSAR DINE, ARMED CONFLICT, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, CAMEROON, CHAD, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, MALI, MOVEMENT FOR ONENESS AND JUSTICE IN WEST AFRICA, NIGERIA, NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE, NIGERIA POLICE FORCE, NIGERIA SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN PARAMILITARY FORCES, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, SPECIAL TASK FORCE, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, TERRORISM, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

NIGERIA-CHAD: MIGRANTS FLEEING BOKO HARAM VIOLENCE AWAIT AID

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

Panhard VBL scout car of the counterinsurgency JSTF in Maiduguri BOL (CHAD) 6 March 2012 (IRIN) Some 1,000 Chadian migrants – most of them children separated from their families – are waiting for aid in the village of N’Gbouboua in … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICA, AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, ARMED CONFLICT, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, BORDER SECURITY, CHAD, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, MILITARY HARDWARE, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGER, NIGERIA, NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE, NIGERIA POLICE FORCE, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN PARAMILITARY FORCES, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, TERRORISM, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

BOKO HARAM IS AL QAEDA – JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

Mrs Rose Uzoma, Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service Says porous borders of countries that share boundaries with Nigeria has made it easy for the terrorists to move in and out of Maiduguri DAILY TIMES November 11, 2011 The Joint Task … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, ARMED CONFLICT, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, BORDER SECURITY, CAMEROON, CHAD, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, NIGER, NIGERIA, NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE, NIGERIA POLICE FORCE, NIGERIAN AIR FORCE, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN NAVY, NIGERIAN PARAMILITARY FORCES, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, POLITICS, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, TERRORISM, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

RED ALERT AT NIGERIA’S BORDERS

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

Operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service conduct checks at a border post Red Alert at Nigeria’s borders over Libyan, Nigerien fighters SUNDAY TRUST By Tunde Sunday 02 October 2011 • Soldiers deployed to support Customs, Immigration personnel • Multinational Joint … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICA, ARMED CONFLICT, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, BORDER SECURITY, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, GULF OF GUINEA, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, NIGERIA, NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE, NIGERIA POLICE FORCE, NIGERIAN AIR FORCE, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN PARAMILITARY FORCES, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, TERRORISM, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

BOKO HARAM AND BORNO MIGRANT SETTLERS

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

Mrs Rose Uzoma, Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service THE MOMENT 26/09/2011 By Abba Mohammed Bashir Shuwa OVER the recent past, Borno State has experienced a calamity reminiscent to those of the period when Rabeh invaded the old Borno Empire. The state, … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICA, ARMED CONFLICT, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, BORDER SECURITY, CAMEROON, CHAD, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, NIGER, NIGERIA, NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE, NIGERIA POLICE FORCE, NIGERIAN AIR FORCE, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN NAVY, NIGERIAN PARAMILITARY FORCES, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, TERRORISM, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

NIGERIA: ARMS INFLOW FROM NORTHERN BORDERS INTENSIFIES?

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin addresses JSTF troops in Maiduguri, Borno •The Gaddafi mercenaries connection NIGERIAN TRIBUNE Monday, 03 Oct. 2011 EXCERPTS: As security services struggle to combat budding terrorism, a fresh alarm has been raised … Continue reading →

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NIGERIA: FG DEPLOYS SOLDIERS AT NORTHERN BORDERS

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

Lt General Onyeabo Azubuike Ihejirika, Chief of Army Staff, Nigeria. NIGERIAN TRIBUNE September 19, 2011 EXCERPTS: • FG deploys soldiers at northern borders Meanwhile, all the nation’s northern borders have received heightened security alerts lately, following intelligence reports suggesting regular … Continue reading →

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NIGERIAN AIR FORCE: THE 2010 APPROVAL FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF EUROCOPTER SUPER PUMA HELICOPTERS

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

A NAF Super Puma, obscured from view by the fence, in France(Marseille Provence) for upgrade FEDERAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL RESOLUTION FOR WEDNESDAY 4TH AUGUST 2010. QUOTE: Briefing newsmen immediately after the Council meeting today, the (outgone) Honourable Minister of Information and … Continue reading →

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BOKO HARAM: FG, CHAD, NIGER TO LAUNCH JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, Chief of Defence Staff addresses JSTF troops in Borno SUNDAY PUNCH Sunday, 18 Sep 2011 The Federal Government is planning to launch joint military operations with countries in the Chad Basin as a solution to … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICA, AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, ARMED CONFLICT, BOKO HARAM ISLAMIC STATE MOVEMENT, CAMEROON, CHAD, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGERIA, NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE, NIGERIA POLICE FORCE, NIGERIAN AIR FORCE, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN NAVY, NIGERIAN PARAMILITARY FORCES, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, POLITICS, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, SPECIAL TASK FORCE, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, TERRORISM, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY 58TH REGULAR COURSE CADETS COMMISSIONED

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

Cadets of the Nigerian Defence Academy   SEPTEMBER 18, 2011   Jonathan Pledges Better Security     President Goodluck Jonathan Saturday assured Nigerians that his administration is taking all measures to create harmonious and peaceful atmosphere in every part of … Continue reading →

Posted in AFRICA, AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, GULF OF GUINEA, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN AIR FORCE, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN NAVY, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, VETERANS AFFAIRS, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 23 Comments