Nigeria 2013-2017

[davidbfpo]

Several news agency reports, presumably based on an official press release by the Cameroon, that a town, Goshi in northern Nigeria, was re-taken by Cameroon's special forces, with:

162 Boko Haram militants were killed over the weekend when its soldiers retook Nigeria’s northeastern town of Goshi from the militants. Reports also say that about 100 other people held by the militants, including Cameroonians and Nigerians, were freed by the country’s special forces....It took place under the banner of the multinational task force, and with intelligence and operational coordination with Nigerian forces..

Link:http://cctv-africa.com/2016/02/17/ca...-100-captives/

What is startling is how far Goshi is inside Nigeria, 162 miles from Kano and 164 miles from Maiduguri.

[davidbfpo]

A Nigerian academic's paper via Perspectives on Terrorism, only given a quick glance so far. The Abstract:

The activities of Boko Haram in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria have highlighted the need for more effective counter-strategies. Nigeria’s difficulties in defeating Boko Haram has security ramifications that go beyond its borders, especially for West Africa. Much has been written about the origins of Boko Haram. However, thus far there has been little analysis of the nature of the conflict between Nigeria and Boko Haram. It is this lacuna that this article seeks to address by applying the concepts of hybrid war, compound war, fourth generation warfare and unrestriced warfare to the confrontation between the state and its Islamist challenger

Link: http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/...e/view/488/963

[davidbfpo]

Thomas Fessey, BBC World Service, has a written report and a short film report on Boko Haram activity in Chad:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-35882396 and http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-35898319

An earlier report from Nigeria by a BBC colleague:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-35864054

[AdamG]

The Defence authorities have said that not less than 800 members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect had surrendered to the military in the last three weeks.

The Acting Director, Defence Information, Brig. Gen. Rabe Abubakar, confirmed on Wednesday that 800 of the insurgents surrendered to the troops of the Nigerian Army in the last three weeks.

https://www.today.ng/news/national/1...-surrender-dhq

[davidbfpo]

Hat tip to WoTR for this article on the abduction of hundreds of Christian schoolgirls from a school in NE Nigeria, now two years ago. A crime that led to a Twitter and more campaign that appears to have had no impact.

Link:http://warontherocks.com/2016/04/bri...at-do-we-know/

[davidbfpo]

Some once more the regional "Prussians" are in their "technicals" and riding to the rescue of Niger, after a Boko Haram attack on a border town. Apparently all part of a regional coalition offensive, for more see:http://www.iphone.afp.com/afpv3/AFP_....doc.bo6sv.htm

The regional "Prussians" are the Chadian army and a little insight into Chad's role in a BBC Profile:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13164688 and http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13164686

[AdamG]

Nigeria’s Tiny, Low-Tech Alpha Jets Have Flown in Brutal Wars Across Africa

Now the former training jets are blasting Boko Haram

Nigerian air force Group Captain Ayodele Famuyiwa, highlights the role of air power in the struggle against the brutal Boko Haram insurgency in northern Nigeria.

In addition to the Alpha Jets, Hind attack helicopters and F-7 fighters — Chinese-built copies of the MiG-21 — have taken part in the air campaign. But the Alpha Jets, taken out of near-retirement five years ago, also played in important — and at times controversial — role supporting Nigerian peacekeeping troops in Liberia and Sierra Leone during the 1990s.

This is the story of how a diminutive jet trainer made its mark on West Africa.

https://warisboring.com/nigerias-tin...844#.um0aj594o