Tag Archives: NIGER ARMED FORCES

NIGERIAN TROOPS TO REMAIN IN MALI

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Nigerian soldiers in the shade of a Mali-bound Nigerian Air Force C130 Hercules plane VOICE OF NIGERIA 21 May, 2013 Abuja The Nigerian troops sent to Mali for peacekeeping operations are to remain in Mali for now, contrary to speculations … Continue reading →

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CHAD COMMENCE WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS FROM MALI AFTER 3 SOLDIERS ARE KILLED IN KIDAL SUICIDE BLAST; SAY TROOPS UNSUITED TO SHADOWY, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

By David Lewis DAKAR Sun Apr 14, 2013(Reuters) Chad will withdraw its troops from Mali where they risk being bogged down in guerrilla war after helping to drive Islamists from northern towns,President Idriss Deby said in comments broadcast on Sunday. … Continue reading →

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NIGERIAN ARMY COMMISSION FRENCH LANGUAGE LABORATORY; INTRODUCE 8-WEEK PROFICIENCY COURSE TO BOOST COMMUNICATION WITH FRANCOPHONE AFRICAN ARMIES DURING JOINT OPERATIONS

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

Chief of Army Staff, Lt.Gen Onyeabo Ihejirika addresses Mali-bound Nigerian soldiers VOICE OF NIGERIA 9 April, 2013 Lagos The Nigerian Army has commissioned a standard computerized French Language lab in Lagos. This is part of the efforts to enhance communication … Continue reading →

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MALI CONFLICT: 400 SENEGALESE TROOPS ARRIVE IN GAO

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

ITN SOURCE 1 April, 2013 Around 400 Senegalese soldiers, part of the African regional intervention force, arrive in Gao to help the Malian army assure security. Senegalese soldiers seen at a troop review with the Governor of Gao on Saturday … Continue reading →

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NIGERIAN ARMY PROCURE 35 DESERT TERRAIN VEHICLES FOR MALI OPERATIONS; TO BE DEPLOYED AFTER APPROPRIATE MODIFICATIONS BY ARMY ENGINEERS

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

Nigerian soldiers exit a Nigerian Air Force C130 Hercules THISDAY By Senator Iroegbu 12 March, 2013 The Nigerian Army has procured 35 desert terrain vehicles to be deployed to the troops in support of the African-led International Support Mission to … Continue reading →

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CHAD CLAIMS IT KILLED JIHADIST CHIEFS, ABOU ZEID AND MOKHTAR BELMOKHTAR; MAURITANIAN NEWS AGENCY OFFERS CONTRADICTORY ACCOUNT

Posted on March 3, 2013 by

Abou Zeid 02/03/2013 N’DJAMENA, Chad (AFP) Chad said its troops in northern Mali on Saturday killed the one-eyed Islamist leader who masterminded an assault on an Algerian gas plant that left 37 foreign hostages dead in January. The Chadian army, … Continue reading →

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NIGERIA COMPLETE FULL TROOP DEPLOYMENT FOR AFISMA OPERATIONS..2 NAF C130 HERCULES PLANES MOVE TROOPS AND HARDWARE, ONE RAF C130 MOVES EQUIPMENT; 1, 210 ARMY AND AIR FORCE PERSONNEL ON GROUND IN MALI AND NIGER

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

A Nigerian Air Force C130-H30 Hercules plane in Kaduna, Nigeria waits to convey troops to Mali PAN AFRICAN NEWS AGENCY 28 February, 2013 excerpts Nigeria has deployed the full complement of 1,200 troops it pledged for the African led International … Continue reading →

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THIRTEEN CHADIAN SOLDIERS, 65 REBELS KILLED IN NORTHEAST MALI

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

Fri Feb 22, 2013 N’DJAMENA (Reuters) Thirteen Chadian soldiers were killed in fighting in northern Mali on Friday, the heaviest casualties sustained by French and African troops since the launch of a military campaign against Islamist rebels there six weeks … Continue reading →

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MALIAN TROOPS IN A BRDM-2 SCOUT CAR AND CHADIAN RAM-2000 COMBAT VEHICLES; CHADIAN-OWNED PANHARD AMLs IN NIGER PREPARE TO CROSS OVER TO THE MALIAN SIDE

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

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GUNMEN KIDNAP 7 FOREIGNERS IN NORTH NIGERIA

Posted on February 17, 2013 by

* Briton, Italian, Greek and Lebanese among abducted * Islamist group claimed kidnappings last year in north * West worried about threat from “terrorism” in W.Africa BAUCHI, Nigeria Feb 17 (Reuters) Gunmen kidnapped seven foreigners and killed a security guard … Continue reading →

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