MikeCZAR:
mail it to me mate.

I sent you that NL email thing!

patches689:


COIN is COIN and we have exemplified our powress in COIN warfare - from Angola to DRC as well as private operators in East Africa who thrashed RUF and Angola who in months did what the Luanda goverment could not do in 30 tears

Afterall, even Nigeria hired South Africans to train a unit to fight in our style... while the DRC has chosen us to be the main trainers of her men.

The fighting against BH and Al-ChickenKebab falls more into 4g warfare than COIN in any case, which means they are easyer to fight than typical Insurgents

There is no such thing as RUF in East Africa
I generally just ignore these kinds of debates, but did you just say fighting terrorists is easier than fighting rebels? are you high right now??
First of all, COIN is not COIN you cannot and should never equate COIN in Nigeria with COIN in a DRC, one is coin fighting terorists with an Ideology and the other i fighting power hungry rebels,whose goal is to remove the govt from office. the UN mission in DRC killed 500 men and the rest ran away into surrender, In one battle that lasted for 25 hours KDF special Forces killed +400 AS militants, one week later, alshabaab was still attempting to attack an army base with suicide missions. 4g warfare also means there is no clear win, you attack a town, they melt into a population, wait for you to relax then blow themselves up in your face in the name of religion.There is also no clear battlefield, (you wont be seeing M23 travelling to Tz or SA to wage an asymmetric warfare on your soil)... The US and its western coalition spend billions of dollars in M.East for the last 15Years in the war on terror, can we say they have won or made things worse? do you think one day AQ/ISIS will sit down with the US and talk it out like what most rebel groups do?


groups like alshabaab have constant flow of money, they recruite far and wide, and its not just anyone, they have brighyt graduates who know stuff about explosives,IEDs........... you want to compare this with rebels who believe witchcraft can stop a bullet?

The unit responsible for launching Jihad in Kenya

They are better equipped than all other units, with most of the fighters armed with AK-47 rifles, hand grenades and machineguns. They are trained to navigate treacherous terrain, walk long distances and use donkeys and camels for transportation.

"They are considered to be the toughest jabha [frontline] unit in al Shabaab and require a special selection process. Members are deployed for between six months and a year, with only one month off.

"The group's six-month training is hard because it involves a lot of walking, up to days at a time, covering hundreds of kilometers," one security report says.

Jeysh Ayman is led by Amir Ramzi as head of Unit and Weapons, Habib Karongo from Nairobi's Majengo as Physical Fitness trainer, Ahmad Iman Ali, aka Abu Zinira, in charge of da'wah (preaching) and Maalim Ayman, Wilderness Survival trainer.

Nigerian COIN

Photos are a little dated, all from 2013.

Nigerian soldiers kitted with DICON bulletproof vest.

(Ahead of Maulid Festival) KDF SF in Lamu island were in a rare show off mode

jln115:

Good thing his/shes not with a Yank!! We might be able to get him/her back alive this time!!

AQIM has threaten its going to attack Sweden,now tell me what did Sweden do piss off this alqaeda jihadist .if you assume its more dangerous to be an america than anyone else !

hell on earth ,Kenya paramilitary G.S.U Field Training Camp in magadi

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s3xo2Ul1hI

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_baxgibn-jU

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1lgOHZPp9s

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJpJ1JjE9fA

denisfidha:
(Ahead of Maulid Festival) KDF SF in Lamu island were in a rare show off mode

there is a secret airbase run by Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) flying manned spy planes in lamu

patches689:


COIN is COIN and we have exemplified our powress in COIN warfare - from Angola to DRC as well as private operators in East Africa who thrashed RUF and Angola who in months did what the Luanda goverment could not do in 30 tears

Afterall, even Nigeria hired South Africans to train a unit to fight in our style... while the DRC has chosen us to be the main trainers of her men.

The fighting against BH and Al-ChickenKebab falls more into 4g warfare than COIN in any case, which means they are easyer to fight than typical Insurgents

is this the same south africa army that took off and left a genocide continuing in CAR after your debacle.all we read is hearsay of what you did in CAR

congo brazzaville air force IL-76 strategic airlifter

africaken:
AQIM has threaten its going to attack Sweden,now tell me what did Sweden do piss off this alqaeda jihadist .if you assume its more dangerous to be an america than anyone else !

Nope you clearly misunderstood me!! I was referring to a previous hostage situation, where a South African and American hostage were held in Yemen by Al-Qaeda, thanks to our Intelligent Service with the help of the non profit organization "Gift of the Givers" we successfully negotiated the release of the hostage's wife a few months prior.

1 fvcking Day before the release date of our hostage, the US sent in a SFs team to rescue their hostage, even after our authorities pleaded them to postpone their mission.

Obviously they ignored our request, and like you can guess they totally fvcked up and both hostages were killed.....Why? because apparently the US SFs team did not realize there was a fvcking dog....Yes a fvcking dog!! Their mission was compromised by a fvcking DOG!!

africaken:
is this the same south africa army that took off and left a genocide continuing in CAR after your debacle.all we read is hearsay of what you did in CAR

Dont blame the SANDF, blame the AU!! we were ready to invade CAR!!

africaken:
if you are that so good then why dont you rescue that south african held hostage by AQIM ! stop telling us how good you are and show us.this is not the 70's and 80's when terrorist wanted their demands met before they released their hostages,you need know that and know what an active shooter scenario is before gloating with pride with how exceptional you are .what did you do when two south african were kidnapped by somalia pirates,who at the end got paid their ransom money! http://sosbrunodebbie.co.za/

Dude you've completely missed the point of my argument, you're letting you animosity towards S.A cloud your judgement.

Where on my comment did I talk abt rescuing hostages from overseas. Agaugust was asking me abt the failed Kenyan Hostage rescue which was an internal issue and a matter of dealing a hostage situation in your own country it has nothing to do with rescuing someone from outside the country I don't know why you had divert the discussion to things that happen beyond a countries borders, I used the STF and Tactical Response team because they've been doing a brilliant job at dealing with Hostage situations within the Country, I didn't say anything abt them being able to exact hostages from outside their country, next time please read and understand what's written before letting your emotions get the better of you.

Or can you tell me that our STF have failed in dealing with Hostage situations within the Country? Because Garisa and West Gate incidents were all internal issues, so because its an internal hostage rescue that's why I believe S.A could help Kenya with training for such situations.

My main point is that I'd rather see Africans training each other.

Pride aside I'd rather see, S.A being trained in Nigeria for jungle Warfare than by a country outside the continent.

jln115:

Dont blame the SANDF, blame the AU!! we were ready to invade CAR!!

we didn't join AMISOM until later after we invaded sourthern somalia,AU doesn't have that much authority but i can promise you one day your going to be called upon to fight those jihadist

africaken:
we didn't join AMISOM until later after we invaded sourthern somalia,AU doesn't have that much authority but i can promise you one day your going to be called upon to fight those jihadist

The SANDF were only in CAR as trainers and to protect the President, both of those objectives were achieved, we weren't there on a peacekeeping mission. Also it was the AUs view that sending more troops would only escalate the situation.

Even if Seleka didn't engage us, they would've still taken the Capital, as with the French that had a similar size force in Bangui it wasn't our objective to protect Bangui...our troops unfortunately found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time, and had to defend themselves when they came under fire from Seleka, which they did brilliantly!!

And yes, if the time comes to face Jihadist, you can count on the SANDF to be up for the fight, they have proven themselves countless times!!

Ghana K-8 for short, is a two-seat intermediate jet trainer

jln115:

The SANDF were only in CAR as trainers and to protect the President, both of those objectives were achieved, we weren't there on a peacekeeping mission. Also it was the AUs view that sending more troops would only escalate the situation.

Even if Seleka didn't engage us, they would've still taken the Capital, as with the French that had a similar size force in Bangui it wasn't our objective to protect Bangui...our troops unfortunately found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time, and had to defend themselves when they came under fire from Seleka, which they did brilliantly!!

And yes, if the time comes to face Jihadist, you can count on the SANDF to be up for the fight, they have proven themselves countless times!!

Libya is waiting

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGndVP6xuWs

Military of Gabon EC 120 light utility helicopter

africaken:
Libya is waiting

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGndVP6xuWs

Cool!! Who's going to pay for our deployment though!

africaken:
Libya is waiting

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGndVP6xuWs

Nah I Highly doubt that we would be given a ticket to that party especially because of the new Western "Intervention Force" going in soon, I heard it was going to be a coalition lead by Italy or something, I'm not really sure though.

GoPro Helmet Cam Footage From Mexican Marines During Capture Of El Chapo

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMYm8x_T1fM

DRC congo Hind and MI-17

africaken:
GoPro Helmet Cam Footage From Mexican Marines During Capture Of El Chapo

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMYm8x_T1fM

This mexican unit is clearly very well trained, i love the footage.

Is there a much longer footage?

Nigerian Army Airborne troops

Nigerian Navy

Nigerian Army Amphibious troops training

africaken:
is this the same south africa army that took off and left a genocide continuing in CAR after your debacle.all we read is hearsay of what you did in CAR

We were never in the CAR to do anything but train a small protection detail of Bozizes men

And to protect Bozize while until his men completed their training

You cannot equate a small training mission getting sucked into a fight to anything else.

If 200 men, with no support, could stop the Seleka for 13 hours and get Seleka to offer a cease-fire... one only has to wonder what a full battalion of men with the usual support would have acheived

SANDF soldier in North-Kivu DRC.

Anti-poaching team and a local sportsman

patches689:
Anti-poaching team and a local sportsman

Siya Kolisi!! Beeeaasssttt..........oh wait wrong guy hehe!!

patches689:
Anti-poaching team and a local sportsman

What rifle is that?

Henry240:


What rifle is that?

They are both just AR platforms with fancy hand-guards

One has a 20inch barrel and the other a 16inch carbine barrel

patches689:


We were never in the CAR to do anything but train a small protection detail of Bozizes men

And to protect Bozize while until his men completed their training

You cannot equate a small training mission getting sucked into a fight to anything else.

If 200 men, with no support, could stop the Seleka for 13 hours and get Seleka to offer a cease-fire... one only has to wonder what a full battalion of men with the usual support would have acheived

you said only 200 men were fighting against seleka,that is to say you were training a phantom army