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The United States had been providing security assistance to Niger following the September 11 attacks as part of the Pan-Sahel Initiative which included the allocation of equipment to security forces and periodic training of Nigerien forces by U.S. troops. [45] First lady of the United States Jill Biden tours the U.S. Exercise Relief Facility in ...
The Tongo Tongo ambush or the Niger ambush occurred on 4 October 2017, when armed militants from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) attacked Nigerien and US soldiers outside the village of Tongo Tongo, Niger, while they were returning to base after a stop in the village. [21]
United States: FN FNC [2] Assault rifle Belgium: Beretta AR70/90 [2] Assault rifle Italy: Daewoo K2 [13] Assault rifle South Korea: 33,000 units have been bought AK-47: Assault rifle Soviet Union Nigeria: Produced as OBJ-006. [14] [15] AKM [16] Assault rifle Soviet Union: SIG SG 540 [2] Assault rifle Switzerland: FN FAL: Battle rifle Belgium ...
Beginning from 15 February, there were reports of the Nigerian army sending reinforcements to Orlu. On the 18th of February 2021, Nigeria Military launched an airstrike in Orlu, Imo state. IPOB issued a swift statement through its State Directorate asserting that "they have finally brought the war upon the Biafran people." [16]
The country sent additional security reinforcements to the area and began efforts with the United States to secure the release of Walton. [ 13 ] On 31 October 2020, operatives from the Naval Special Warfare Development Group , known as SEAL Team Six, rescued Philip Walton in a night-time raid that killed six of the seven gunmen.
During an appearance Thursday, Feb. 20, on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the host asked Roker how he gets ready for his daily appearances on the Today show. Roker’s answer is bound to ...
The drone strike occurred as the villagers were celebrating Mawlid, the birth of the Prophet Muhammad.A Nigerian drone flying overhead in routine counter-terrorism operations mistook the movements of the civilians for bandits, and the Nigerian Air Force called in an airstrike on the village. [5]
The chief of army staff (COAS) has been the title of the professional head of the Nigerian Army since 1966. [1] Prior to 1966, the title was General Officer Commanding, Nigerian Army (GOCNA). Since 1980, the post has been immediately subordinate to the chief of defence staff , the post held by the head of the Nigerian Armed Forces .