Tag: Troops
Nigerian Army chief visits troops, hoists Nigeria flag at Gamboru Ngala
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. TY Buratai has visited Nigerian troops in the front line at the…
Boko Haram: more detained suspects to be freed
The military has confirmed that more persons detained for alleged links with Boko Haram insurgents will be released after being…
Troops make steady progress in Sambisa forest – Army Spokesman
The Nigerian Army says troops involved in the counter-insurgency operation code-named “Operation Lafiya Dole’’ are making steady progress toward clearing…
8,700 troops to combat Boko Haram
8,700 troops to combat Boko Haram Member countries of the Lake Chad Basin Commission are to deploy 8,700 troops to…
Benin pledges 800 troops to anti-Boko Haram force
Benin’s president has vowed to contribute 800 troops to a regional force intended to combat the Nigeria-based Islamic extremist group…
Cameroon to deploy 2,000 more troops after Boko Haram attacks
DOUALA, (Reuters) – Cameroon plans to send an additional 2,000 soldiers to its Far North region after three suicide bomb…
UN, AU to deploy 8,700 troops to fight Boko Haram
Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa, has announced plans by the UN and the…
AU calls for 7,500 troops to defeat Boko Haram
The African Union called Friday for a regional five-nation force of 7,500 troops to defeat the “horrendous” rise of Nigeria’s…
Australia commits 600 troops to anti-IS campaign
Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Sunday Australia would deploy 600 troops to the United Arab Emirates to join the US-led…
Obama says ‘no strategy yet’ as IS executes Syrian troops
United States President Barack Obama admitted Thursday that he still does not have a strategy to fight Islamic State jihadists…
Syria troops retake key town outside Damascus
Syrian government forces on Thursday retook a key town on the outskirts of the capital Damascus after a months-long battle…
Troops Recapture Boko Haram Strongholds
Nigeria’s military said Monday it had re-established control in five remote areas of the northeast where Islamist insurgents had seized…
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ACN condemns troops deployment in South-West
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has expressed shock at the reported plan by the PDP-controlled federal government to massive deploy…
Ivory Coast: Fighters Storm Gbagbo’s Palace
Troops supporting the UN-recognised president of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, appear poised for a final push to oust his rival,…