Monthly Archives: October 2015

Combat engineers of the Nigerian Army walk ahead of a military convoy as they scan the road in a bid to detect landmines which may have been laid by insurgents. Leading the convoy is an upgunned MOWAG armed personnel carrier.

October 28, 2015 WorldStage Newsonline The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it had between July and October 2015 conducted a total of 1448 air sorties in support of the ongoing counterinsurgency operation in the northeast and also deployed over 300 … Continue reading →

Ground troops of the Nigerian Airforce Regiment WORLDSTAGE 27 October, 2015 In a renewed drive to further degrade the Boko Haram terrorist s, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said its Alpha Jets have successfully carried out airstrikes and destroyed the … Continue reading →

A T72 AV tank of the Nigerian Army at Konduga. XINHUA 26 October, 2015 Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Monday said a new Task Force Brigade in the restive northeast town of Benesheik in Borno … Continue reading →

PXW NEWS By Paul Lewandowski October 19, 2015 President Barack Obama told Congress on Friday that he will send 300 US troops to Cameroon. The troops will play a non-combat role in the war against Boko Haram.That war is currently … Continue reading →

WORLDSTAGE 24 October, 2015 Nigerian Army said troops of 5 Brigade Nigerian Army have been able to comprehensively destroy all Boko Haram camps and enclaves at the border towns of Kerenowa and Chikun Gudu as well as their contiguous villages … Continue reading →

WORLDSTAGE 19 October, 2015 The Multinational Joint Task Force formed by Nigeria and neighbouring countries to jointly fight the Boko Haram terrorists has commenced operation. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai who confirmed the development said … Continue reading →

Cameroonian troops deployed to fight Boko Haram XINHUA 19 October, 2015 YAOUNDE Six U.S. armoured vehicles have been deployed in Cameroon to help the country fight the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram, a senior Cameroonian military officer based in Maroua … Continue reading →

AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE 17 October, 2015 Washington (AFP) The United States will conduct surveillance and intelligence operations against Boko Haram inside Nigeria, sources familiar with the plan told AFP Friday, a significant escalation of Washington’s role in combatting the Islamist … Continue reading →