Category Archives: COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS

EUROPE WEIGHS FUNDING AFRICA’S AL QAEDA FIGHT

Posted on November 16, 2012 by beegeagle

Mali rebel mans a truck-mounted anti-aircraft weapon THE WALL STREET JOURNAL 14 November, 2012 By DAVID GAUTHIER-VILLARS in Paris, LAURENCE NORMAN in Brussels and DREW HINSHAW in Abuja, Nigeria Reluctant to send its own troops, the European Union is considering … Continue reading →

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NIGERIA’S CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF VISITS PAKISTAN : PHOTO REPORT

Posted on November 15, 2012 by beegeagle

Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt, Pakistani Chief of the Air Staff and his Nigerian counterpart, Air Marshal Alex Sabundu Badeh at the Pakistan Air Force HQ Air Marshal Alex Badeh, Nigerian Chief of the Air Staff lays a wreath … Continue reading →

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NIGERIAN ECOMOG ARTILLERYMEN

Posted on November 15, 2012 by beegeagle

Nigerian ECOMOG artillerymen prepare to swing into action during the Battle of Freetown II, 10 January 1999 (photo credit: NEW YORK TIMES)

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ANSAR DINE TO HELP RID NORTHERN MALI OF TERRORISTS AND FOREIGN GROUPS..RENOUNCE GOAL OF IMPOSING SHARIA

Posted on November 15, 2012 by beegeagle

AQIM – disliked interlopers 14/11 OUAGADOUGOU (AFP) Ansar Dine, one of the armed Islamist groups occupying northern Mali, said Wednesday for the first time it was ready to help rid the region of “terrorism” and “foreign groups”. If negotiations are … Continue reading →

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MALI: TUAREG MNLA REBELS TO TALK WITH ANSAR DINE

Posted on November 15, 2012 by beegeagle

Malian terrorists onboard a gun-truck(aka ‘technical’) 14/11 PARIS (AFP) Mali’s Tuareg MNLA group, holding the country’s vast north with Al-Qaeda and Islamists, will soon hold formal talks with the armed Islamist Ansar Dine group, an MNLA official told AFP on … Continue reading →

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SPECIAL TASK FORCE – OP SAFE HAVEN UNCOVER GRENADES IN JOS..ARREST 2, POLICE ANTI BOMB SQUAD SAFELY EVACUATE

Posted on November 14, 2012 by beegeagle

Troops of the Special Task Force – Operation Safe Haven inspect seized bomb-making materiel. In the background is an OTOKAR COBRA APC DAILY PUNCH NOVEMBER 14, 2012 JOS Tragedy was averted in Jos on Tuesday when operatives of the Special … Continue reading →

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NIGERIAN AIR FORCE CHIEF VISITS PAKISTAN AIR HEADQUARTERS

Posted on November 13, 2012 by beegeagle

Air Marshal Alex Sabundu Badeh(right), Chief of the Air Staff, Nigerian Air Force with Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt PAKISTAN TODAY ISLAMABAD 12 November, 2012 The Nigerian Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Alex Sabundu Badeh visited Air … Continue reading →

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WEST AFRICAN BLOC AGREES ON DEPLOYING 3,300 TROOPS IN MALI..BULK OF THE TROOPS TO COME FROM NIGERIA, NIGER AND BURKINA FASO

Posted on November 12, 2012 by beegeagle

AQIM – disliked interlopers ABUJA, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) West African nations agreed on Sunday to deploy 3,300 troops to help recapture northern Mali, which was seized by Islamist extremists more than six months ago, the Economic Community of West African … Continue reading →

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NIGERIAN NAVY HAS 15,000 OFFICERS AND MEN – FOC, WESTERN NAVAL COMMAND

Posted on November 10, 2012 by beegeagle

Nigerian Navy seamen man a weapon station onboard a Sea Eagle Offshore Patrol Craft For sometime now, there has been a rash of inaccurate statements emanating from international sources as it concerns the manpower strengths of the Nigerian military services. … Continue reading →

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ILLEGAL BUNKERING AND PIRACY: NIGERIAN NAVY TO CONDUCT “EXERCISE FARAUTA” IN THE NIGER DELTA 11-17 NOVEMBER…DEPLOY 8 SHIPS, 6 GUNBOATS AND 3 HELICOPTERS; ARMY AMPHIBIOUS FORCES, NAF MARITIME PATROL AIRCRAFT ALSO PARTICIPATING

Posted on November 10, 2012 by beegeagle

An Agusta A109e Power of the Nigerian Navy Air Arm prepares to land on NNS Thunder F90 WEEKEND TRUST Written by Misbahu Bashir Saturday, 10 November 2012 The Naval headquarters in Abuja yesterday said it has deployed eight ships,six gunboats … Continue reading →

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