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Category Archives: COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS
EUROPE WEIGHS FUNDING AFRICA’S AL QAEDA FIGHT
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
Posted in AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, ARMED CONFLICT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, TERRORISM, Uncategorized, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE
Tagged ANSAR DINE, AQIM, AZAWAD, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, DEFENCE AND SECURITY, ECOWAS STANDBY FORCE, GEOPOLITICS AND STRATEGIC STUDIES, MALIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGER ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, TERRORISM, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE
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NIGERIA’S CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF VISITS PAKISTAN : PHOTO REPORT
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
NIGERIAN ECOMOG ARTILLERYMEN
Nigerian ECOMOG artillerymen prepare to swing into action during the Battle of Freetown II, 10 January 1999 (photo credit: NEW YORK TIMES)
Posted in ARMED CONFLICT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, TERRORISM, Uncategorized, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE
Tagged BATTLE OF FREETOWN, ECOMOG, LIBERIAN CIVIL WAR, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, SIERRA LEONE CIVIL WAR
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ANSAR DINE TO HELP RID NORTHERN MALI OF TERRORISTS AND FOREIGN GROUPS..RENOUNCE GOAL OF IMPOSING SHARIA
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
Posted in AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, ARMED CONFLICT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, TERRORISM, Uncategorized, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE
Tagged ANSAR DINE, AQIM, AZAWAD, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, DEFENCE AND SECURITY, ECOWAS STANDBY FORCE, GEOPOLITICS AND STRATEGIC STUDIES, MALIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGER ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, TERRORISM, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE
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MALI: TUAREG MNLA REBELS TO TALK WITH ANSAR DINE
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
Posted in AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, ARMED CONFLICT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, TERRORISM, Uncategorized, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE
Tagged ANSAR DINE, AQIM, AZAWAD, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, DEFENCE AND SECURITY, ECOWAS STANDBY FORCE, GEOPOLITICS AND STRATEGIC STUDIES, MALIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGER ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, TERRORISM, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE
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SPECIAL TASK FORCE – OP SAFE HAVEN UNCOVER GRENADES IN JOS..ARREST 2, POLICE ANTI BOMB SQUAD SAFELY EVACUATE
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
Posted in ARMED CONFLICT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, NIGERIA, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, TERRORISM, Uncategorized, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE
Tagged Boko Haram, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, DEFENCE AND SECURITY NEWS, GEOPOLITICS AND STRATEGIC STUDIES, NIGERIAN AIR FORCE, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN NAVY, NIGERIAN SPECIAL FORCES, SPECIAL TASK FORCE - OP SAFE HAVEN, STATE SECURITY SERVICE, TERRORISM, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE
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NIGERIAN AIR FORCE CHIEF VISITS PAKISTAN AIR HEADQUARTERS
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
Posted in ARMED CONFLICT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, TERRORISM, Uncategorized, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE
Tagged NIGERIAN AIR FORCE, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, PAKISTAN AIR FORCE
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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
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
Posted in AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, ARMED CONFLICT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, NIGERIA, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, TERRORISM, Uncategorized, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE
Tagged ANSAR DINE, AQIM, AZAWAD, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, DEFENCE AND SECURITY, ECOWAS STANDBY FORCE, GEOPOLITICS AND STRATEGIC STUDIES, MALIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGER ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, TERRORISM, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE
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NIGERIAN NAVY HAS 15,000 OFFICERS AND MEN – FOC, WESTERN NAVAL COMMAND
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
Posted in ARMED CONFLICT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, NIGERIA, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, TERRORISM, Uncategorized, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE
Tagged BUNKERING, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GULF OF GUINEA, JOINT TASK FORCE - OPERATION PULO SHIELD, MARITIME GUARD COMMAND, MARITIME SECURITY, NIGER DELTA, NIGERIAN AIR FORCE, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AND SAFETY AGENCY, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN NAVY, PIRACY
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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
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
Posted in ARMED CONFLICT, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, RISK ANALYSIS, SECURITY ISSUES AND CONCERNS, TERRORISM, Uncategorized, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE
Tagged BUNKERING, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, EXERCISE FARAUTA, GULF OF GUINEA, JOINT TASK FORCE - OPERATION PULO SHIELD, MARITIME GUARD COMMAND, MARITIME SECURITY, NIGER DELTA, NIGERIAN AIR FORCE, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AND SAFETY AGENCY, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN NAVY, PIRACY
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