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The Niger Army, which includes 33,000 personnel as of 2023, is the land component of Niger's armed forces. [10] Niger's special forces consists of two special operations companies and 9 intervention commando battalions. [10] Niger Army's manoeuvre forces include 14 combined arms infantry battalions and a single amphibious riverine company. [10]
The 6th Amphibious Division is a one of two combined infantry division unit of the Nigerian Army (NA),which specialized in amphibious warfare, combined arms, coastal defence, desert and jungle warfare, providing security at ports or shore stations, and reconnaissance.
The National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (Arabic: المجلس الوطني لحماية الوطن, romanized: al-Majlis al-Waṭanī li-Ḥimāyat al-Waṭan; French: Conseil national pour la sauvegarde de la patrie, CNSP) is the ruling military junta of Niger, following the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état which overthrew Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou's government.
The Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for an attack on Niger's army that it said had killed 30 soldiers on Wednesday. Niger's defence ministry said late on Thursday that 23 soldiers ...
NIAMEY (Reuters) -Leaders of a coup in Niger declared General Abdourahamane Tiani as the new head of state on Friday days after saying they had ousted President Mohamed Bazoum in the seventh ...
Hundreds of protesters have been camping outside a French military base in Niger's capital Niamey for the past six days to demand the troops' departure, the latest sign of swelling anti-French ...
Abdou Sidikou Issa is a Nigerien Army divisional general who served as the chief of staff of the Niger Armed Forces from 31 March 2023 [1] to 5 August 2023 after being appointed by the president and his cabinet.
TRADOC was formed in 1981 under the leadership of Major General Geoffrey Obiaje Ejiga, [3] and currently supervises all the Army's schools, as well as an army depot. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] Before the establishment of the Nigerian Army Resources Centre (NARC) in 2015, TRADOC also served as a liaison centre for the Army.