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US conducting surveillance flights over Nigeria after Trump intervention threat: Reuters
The U.S. has conducted near-daily intelligence flights over Nigeria since late November to monitor militant groups and locate a kidnapped pilot, signaling increased regional security efforts.
- Flight-Tracking data show a Gulfstream V modified for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, operated by Mississippi-based Tenax Aerospace, has flown over Nigeria since late November from Accra, Ghana.
- After Nigeria declared a security emergency last month following attacks including the mass abduction of more than 300 schoolchildren, U.S. and Nigerian officials agreed on November 20 to deploy air assets to gather intelligence.
- Flight-Tracking data show the aircraft was seen at MacDill Air Force Base on November 7 and flew to Ghana on November 24 before operating over Nigeria, and Liam Karr said, `In recent weeks we've seen a resumption of intelligence and surveillance flights in Nigeria.`
- The Pentagon said Washington held productive meetings with Nigeria, established a joint task force, and added Nigeria to the U.S. travel ban list over perceived failures to protect Christians.
- Missions aim to gather intelligence on Boko Haram and ISWAP, tracking a kidnapped U.S. pilot, as analysts say the operation signals U.S. rebuilding regional capacity after Niger expelled troops last year.
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US steps up surveillance over Nigeria after Trump intervention threat: Report
The US contractor-operated aircraft used for the surveillance operations typically takes off from Ghana and flies over Nigeria before returning to Accra, the Ghanaian capital, the tracking data for December shows.
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