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NIGERIAN ARMY: SHADES OF DESERT CAMOUFLAGE IN FOCUS

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

Nigerian UNAMID troops in Darfur, Sudan The first pattern of desert camouflage used by the Nigerian Army, it was first used for AMIS operations in The Sudan. During the July 2009 uprising by Boko Haram which was put down by … Continue reading →

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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 →

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HASTY INTERVENTION IN MALI WOULD FAIL – U.S AFRICOM COMMANDER; SAYS AQIM AIDING BOKO HARAM..FINANCIAL-IED TECHNOLOGY-TRAINING LINKAGES POSES GREATEST THREAT TO THE REGION

Posted on December 4, 2012 by

US AFRICOM Commander, General Carter F. Ham Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) 3 December, 2012 The top US military commander in Africa warned Monday against any premature military action in Mali, even as he said that al-Qaida linked extremists have strengthened … Continue reading →

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NIGERIA, NIGER SIGN JOINT BORDER PATROL DEAL TO CURB BOKO HARAM, OTHERS * TO HELP MALI REGAIN TERRITORY

Posted on October 19, 2012 by

President Goodluck Jonathan WORLDSTAGE By Victor Iluyemi October 18, 2012 Niamey, Niger Nigeria and the Republic of Niger on Thursday in Niamey , Niger Republic, agreed to a immediate take off of the joint border patrols along the border between … Continue reading →

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WEST AFRICA TROOPS TO SUPPORT MALI ‘ON THE GROUND’…NIGERIAN AIR FORCE TO PROVIDE AIRFRAMES

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

A mutinous Malian soldier atop a BTR 60 APC near the Presidential Palace in Bamako (AFP) BAMAKO, Mali 24 September, 2012 West African troops will support the Malian army “on the ground” to retake the Islamist-occupied north of the country, … Continue reading →

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MALI, ECOWAS AGREE ON TROOP DEPLOYMENT

Posted on September 24, 2012 by

Malian terrorists onboard a gun-truck(aka ‘technical’) 23/09/2012 BAMAKO (AFP) Mali and a West African regional bloc preparing to send troops to help Bamako reclaim the Islamist-seized north have made progress in talks over conditions for the deployment, officials said Sunday. … Continue reading →

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MALI CRISIS: WEST AFRICAN DEFENCE AND FOREIGN MINISTER MEET TODAY

Posted on September 17, 2012 by

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin(l) with Ivorian Gen.S.Bakayoko AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE 16 September, 2012 West African defence and foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting Monday in the Ivorian capital Abidjan on the political and … Continue reading →

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AU, ECOWAS SEEK NIGERIA’S SUPPORT TO TACKLE MALI CRISES

Posted on September 15, 2012 by

Nigerian ECOMIL peacekeepers enter Monrovia to a hero’s wecome AUGUST 2003 NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA Fri, 14/09/2012 The African Union (AU) and ECOWAS on Friday jointly solicited the support of Nigeria in tackling the deteriorated political situation in Mali. ECOWAS … Continue reading →

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ECOWAS TO FINALISE MALI DEPLOYMENT PLAN

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin(l) with Ivorian Gen.S.Bakayoko VOA News (12 Sep) West African defense chiefs will meet Friday to finalize plans to deploy troops in Mali, where Islamist militants control the north. The Economic … Continue reading →

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MALIAN TERRORISTS

Posted on September 11, 2012 by

Malian terrorists onboard a gun-truck(aka ‘technical’)

Posted in AFRICA, AL-QAEDA IN THE ISLAMIC MAGHREB(AQIM), ANSAR DINE, ARMED CONFLICT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, MALI, MILITARY HARDWARE, MOVEMENT FOR ONENESS AND JUSTICE IN WEST AFRICA, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, TERRORISM, U.S. AFRICA COMMAND, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment