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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

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UNAMID OPERATIONS: NIGERIAN ARMY TROOPS AND GUN-TRUCK IN DARFUR

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

Nigerian UNAMID troops in Darfur, Sudan

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UNAMID CALLS FOR FULL ACCESS TO AFFECTED POPULATIONS IN DARFUR

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

Nigerian UNAMID peacekeepers patrol in a Toyota Hilux and an Otokar Cobra in Darfur, Sudan UNITED NATIONS Jan. 31 (Xinhua) The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) urged all parties to allow full access by UN and humanitarian bodies … Continue reading →

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PEACEKEEPING: NIGERIAN ARMY TO SEND 800 OFFICERS AND MEN OF 32 FIELD ARTILLERY BRIGADE TO DARFUR, SUDAN; PREDEPLOYMENT TRAINING SLATED FOR DEC. 15TH – JAN. 7TH

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

Nigerian peacekeepers on pre-deployment training at the Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Centre, Jaji THISDAY 12 December, 2012 Forty-four officers and 756 men from the Owena Cantonment of the 32 Artillery Brigade have been nominated for the United Nations Mission in Darfur, … Continue reading →

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SOUTH AFRICAN UNAMID PEACEKEEPERS ATTACKED IN DARFUR…HIT BY ‘WEAPONS NEVER USED BEFORE’

Posted on October 23, 2012 by

The earlier AMIS era: A Nigerian Army MT-LB multipurpose armoured vehicle with a rear-mounted dozer blade AFP 22 October, 2012 KHARTOUM A deadly attack on peacekeepers in Sudan involved weapons “never used before” and may have aimed to prevent them … Continue reading →

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SUDAN GOVERNMENT VOWS TO PURSUE ATTACKERS OF UNAMID PATROL IN DARFUR

Posted on October 5, 2012 by

Field Marshal Omar al-Bashir, President of The Sudan KHARTOUM, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) Sudanese government on Thursday vowed to pursue the perpetrators who attacked a patrol belonging to the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) in the country’s Darfur region, … Continue reading →

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BREAKING NEWS: FOUR NIGERIAN PEACEKEEPERS KILLED, EIGHT INJURED IN DARFUR AMBUSH

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

Nigerian UNAMID peacekeepers patrol in a Toyota Hilux and an Otokar Cobra APC in Darfur, Sudan KHARTOUM Oct 3 (Reuters) Four Nigerian peacekeepers were killed and eight wounded in an ambush in Sudan’s western Darfur region, the international peacekeeper force … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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UNAMID OPERATIONS : 115 NIGERIAN SOLDIERS OF 244 BATTALION(NIBATT 30) RETURN FROM DARFUR

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

Nigerian peacekeepers arrive Monrovia to a tumultous welcome DAILY TRUST Lagos Friday, 29 June 2012 One hundred and fifteen officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army yesterday arrived at Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos from a United Nations peacekeeping mission … Continue reading →

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