Military contracted plane crashes in Philippines, killing 4, including a U.S. Marine
Four people were killed when a U.S. military-contracted plane crashed in a rice field in southern Philippines on Thursday, ...
Why Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger’s new plan to tackle extremist violence is likely to fail
The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...
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Abubakar Aliyu makes history as 2nd general in Nigerian Army to jump from plane
Gen. Abubakar Aliyu has made history by being the second General in the Nigerian Army to Jump from a moving plane at the Nigerian ...
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NAF kills scores of terrorists at Alawa Forest in Niger state
NIGER— The Nigerian Air Force yesterday said its Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma, AC OPFY, has killed scores of ...
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5,000 Nigerian fighters have left Boko Haram terror group, resumed normal life, official says
Under Operation Safe Corridor program, we have deradicalized over 5,000 ex-combatants of Boko Haram and reunited them with ...
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Nigerian air raid targeting bandits mistakenly kills civilians
In a statement on Sunday, the spokesman for the governor of Zamfara State said the Nigerian air force over the weekend targeted so-called bandits, who kill villagers and carry out mass kidnappings ...
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Nigerian Air Force airstrikes mistakenly hit vigilantes, kill 20
The Nigerian Air Force airstrikes on Saturday mistakenly hit operatives of the Zamfara State Community Protection Guard, ZSCPG, vigilantes, and some residents of Tungar Kara community in Maradun ...
West Africa's junta-led nations announce deployment of a joint force as extremist violence spikes
Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force ...
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West Africa Is the World's New Epicentre for Terrorism - Nigeria Is Expanding Its Air Force in Response
When the Nigerian Air Force celebrated its 60th anniversary in May 2024, its spokesperson declared it was set to become the third largest air force in Africa within the next two years. This is ...
Dozens of civilians killed in Nigeria in government airstrikes against armed gangs
These attacks are the latest in a series of aerial bombardments by the Nigerian government as part of a protracted campaign ...
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Nigeria's air force investigates civilian deaths after air strike
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) spokesperson Air Vice Marshal Olusola Akinboyewa said late on Sunday an air strike in northwestern Zamfara state on Saturday had targeted bandits, and that the air force ...