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Italy To Send Almost 500 Troops To Niger To Stem Migrant Flow: PM by cocolacec(m): 9:38pm On Dec 28, 2017 |
Italy will be sending 470 soldiers to Niger to help the west African nation stem the flow of Europe-bound migrants, Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Thursday. Agadez, the main city in central Niger, has become a revolving door for economic migrants seeking to reach Europe via Libya, winning notoriety as Africa's people-smuggling capital. "We are going to Niger following a request by the government at the start of December to... reinforce the security measures in the territory and at the borders and to support the police force," he said. He said Niger was "the main transit country" in Africa for Europe-bound migrants, adding that it was also "perhaps the most willing to cooperate in this matter as it is a transit country," and does not receive remittances from migrants settled abroad. The soldiers being sent to Niger have mainly served in Iraq and Kuwait. A first contingent of less than 200 is expected to leave early next year. The troops will have two planes and 130 vehicles at their disposal, according to Italian media. https://www.thelocal.it/20171228/italy-to-send-almost-500-troops-to-niger-to-stem-migrant-flow-pm |
Re: Italy To Send Almost 500 Troops To Niger To Stem Migrant Flow: PM by heendrix(m): 10:07pm On Dec 28, 2017 |
Good to hear |
Re: Italy To Send Almost 500 Troops To Niger To Stem Migrant Flow: PM by whitebeard(m): 10:11pm On Dec 28, 2017 |
Na so..abi to protect the uranium in Niger...!! |
Re: Italy To Send Almost 500 Troops To Niger To Stem Migrant Flow: PM by mysticwarrior(m): 2:30pm On Dec 29, 2017 |
the Italian army are the weakest in Europe, historical records revealed how they where crushed by the Ethiopians, and most of them are cowards, Italians are never good at war, even their descendants in Argentina are no different, I remembered how Margaret Thatcher delt with them in the Falkland wars. |
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