US EditionUS troops arrive in Nigeria to help train its military, Nigerian military says
The U.S. deployment follows a Nigerian government request to enhance counter-terrorism through training and intelligence-sharing amid ongoing threats from extremist groups.
- Nigeria's Defence Headquarters said Monday about 100 United States military personnel and equipment arrived at Bauchi Airfield to train and advise the Armed Forces of Nigeria.
- Following a formal request by the Federal Government of Nigeria, U.S. officials said the deployment was based on working-group engagements between Nigerian and U.S. defence officials.
- Uba said U.S. personnel are strictly advisory technical specialists and will not engage in combat, with Nigerian forces maintaining command authority.
- The Defence Headquarters said the collaboration will provide specialised technical capabilities to deter terrorist threats and assured Nigerians of continued transparency commitments.
- Facing a protracted fight with dozens of armed groups including Boko Haram, ISWAP and Lakurawa, Nigeria recently suffered attacks that killed at least 46 people and follows December U.S. airstrikes and prior tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump.
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A "100 US soldiers" arrive in Nigeria to train the army in its fight against jihadist groups, announced Monday, 16 February, the Nigerian Ministry of Defence, without specifying whether their arrival is imminent or already effective.
Nigeria: Defence Headquarters Announces Arrival of U.S. Troops in Bauchi
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Monday announced the arrival of about 100 United States military personnel at the Bauchi Airfield to support the Armed Forces of Nigeria in training and intelligence-sharing operations.
Some "100 American soldiers" arrive in Nigeria to train the army in its fight against jihadist groups.
The US has sent another 100 soldiers to Nigeria to combat Islamist militias.
Nigeria announces arrival of 100 US soldiers
Nigeria is facing a longstanding jihadist insurgency in the northeast, a conflict between farmers and herders in north-central regions, separatist violence in the southeast and kidnappings for ransom in the northwest. Trump has said that Christians in the country are victims of 'genocide.'
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