Mike..ZA:
South Africa knows the capabilities of almost half of your arsenal,we destroyed/captured large quantities them.......Asking that shows you're stu'pid,you don't understand the complexity of that war. Cuba was supplied with the best or newest soviet of weapons. All they ever needed was troops.

simple yes or no would have sufficed instead of this your tiring blab. shall we also say nations that lost wars are to be feared cos they fought against tanks, fighter jets etc.. ? please grow some sense

you fought a war against an inexperienced army and couldn't make them surrender. how's that an achievement to cry about.

all i've heard you say all these while is "we blew up this and that" instead of we made the inexperienced cuba surrender and retreat to their tiny island. go sleep abeg

you understand the complexity of war failed to acknowledge that Nigeria defeated the chadian military that gaddafi couldn't defeat. we crushed cameroonian military and pushed them away from bakassi, enforced peace on two of the most deadliest civil wars in the world etc..

see as you don make me break my silence sha

chris365:

simple yes or no would have sufficed instead of this your tiring blab. shall we also say nations that lost wars are to be feared cos they fought against tanks, fighter jets etc.. ? please grow some sense

you fought a war against an inexperienced army and couldn't make them surrender. how's that an achievement to cry about.

all i've heard you say all these while is "we blew up this and that" instead of we made the inexperienced cuba surrender and retreat to their tiny island. go sleep abeg

you understand the complexity of war failed to acknowledge that Nigeria defeated the chadian military that gaddafi couldn't defeat. we crushed cameroonian military and pushed them away from bakassi, enforced peace on two of the most deadliest civil wars in the world etc..

see as you don make me break my silence sha

Got to ask. Who were the inexperincied miltaries we Fought. Angola who just drove out portigal? Cuba who over thrue a US backed dictatorship, fended of a US backed invasion and provided support to rebels forces all over the world. Or russia?


Chad, cammeroon?

zaandrew:


Got to ask. Who were the inexperincied miltaries we Fought. Angola who just drove out portigal? Cuba who over thrue a US backed dictatorship, fended of a US backed invasion and provided support to rebels forces all over the world. Or russia?


Chad, cammeroon?

fool, the angolan rebels (UNITA) that fought portugal were also on your side and supported you in your foolish war with cuba, UNITA gave thousands of soldiers to support south africa in war against cuba.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angolan_War_of_Independence

in the 1980's nigerian army fought chad's national army until we pushed them back 50 km into their own country, then we turned home to nigeria, we are good people, we dont kill our african brothers the way south africa was killing angolans and namibians just to rule and colonize their black lands.

sharaap you drunk

south africa never fought russia, the soviet union will wipe out south africa from world map in 12 hours, you dont know what it means to fight russia ? fool

Cuba did NOT fight with america, i am an american citizen and i know my country's war history.

battle of bay of pigs was a few hundred men from cuba who were sponsored to stage a coup and overthrow fidel castro's government, they had rifles and machine guns used in a 72 hour rifle battle and got defeated .....about 500 men engaged in what was like a gang street shoot out, you call that cuba's war experience ?

you are a permanent cook/chef in south african navy.....go slice onions for your sailors' barbecue chicken

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Mike..ZA:
Saab trained 6 Gripen pilots for SAAF. Most graduated in SA with,SAAF even has the first female Gripen pilot. South Africa was ready to fight a force equipped with those T-72s,Cuba had them in Angola.

your male Gripen jet pilots cannot fly with guarantee, you are now talking about female Gripen jet pilot, that must be the cook/chef that prepares food for the real pilots...i mean the half pilots that you have

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Mike..ZA:
The South African navy is most advanced in AFRICA....

.....and one of the LEAST experienced in naval combat

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Mike..ZA:
South Africa knows the capabilities of almost half of your arsenal,we destroyed/captured large quantities them.......Asking that shows you're stu'pid,you don't understand the complexity of that war. Cuba was supplied with the best or newest soviet of weapons. All they ever needed was troops.

answer us in one word only, did south africa defeat tiny cuba in that bush war ? yes or no ? answer us

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Mike..ZA:
Let's talk facts. If tell you something you better counter it with real facts/information not this bad jokes.

if you continue to write foolish things like these below....

Mike..ZA:
Yes,the Nigerian army lacks experience,quality equipment,weapons industry to back them plus an air force to protect their heads.

...then people will call you a joker.....a Papa Ajasco

write with common sense, so people can respect you

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zaandrew: Poi

Your air force has 2. The others are not milltary.

The ATR42 is good. But we not jelouses of it by a long shot. The dakotas may be old. But they have been modnized many times.

The G222 of Naf are transport not patrol.

NAF has 2 ATR-42, NIS has 2 ATR-42, making 4 aircraft, they are the same configuration. NAF uses it own for sea patrol with surface search radar, NIS uses its own for land border patrol with search radar, or you think the pilots are spirits that will search and patrol land below without a surface search radar ? nigerian borders extend about 3,000 km long.

show me the 330 km range radar in your soweto air force dakota rust tin of sardine

G-222 is primary role transporter used also secondary role maritime patrol due to its long range, same way dakota is a transporter primary role with secondary maritime patrol role in many countries many years ago.

zaandrew:

The air force received a boost from the fiance minster. We all so have a total of 18 qulfied gripen pilots with 6 quified piolts in 2 squdron at any one time.



Augaster only menstioned vikers. So I only talked about them. All so the T72s are not a threat.

Now the nigerian defence minstry is broke.

http://dailyindependentnig.com/2013/10/defence-ministry-is-broke-grapples-with-budget-appropriation-reduction/


You guys are just a nother bannana republic.

nigerian military have got all their budgetary allocations, plus extra security vote cash payments from federal government.

nigeria still has about $60 billion cash we refuse to spend, kept safe for emergency needs. just a temporary cash flow problem, nigerian oil and gas still flows like rivers of wealth .

proved below....

http://www.punchng.com/news/nigeria-not-broke-but-cash-strapped-dg-budget-agf/


every advanced weapon of other countries is no threat to south africa according to you, but Seleka rebels with rusted AK-47 rifles and rusted RPG was enough threat to make your south african army refuse to go back to CAR and defend the pride of south african military that small boys of Seleka rubbished inside the mud pit

south africa is a bubble gum republic, the more you taste it, the less its flavour !

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zaandrew:

I menstioed the Mig 21 lancer many times. The F7 is no better than it.

heavy weapons combat is NOT your area of training, but you can use a rifle like a policeman.

focus more on primary military duty as a trained cook/chef, and your future will surely be bright in that navy kitchen...

...careful with your fingers when you slice tomatoes in your sailors' soup...add enough salt too

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The benefits of fighting smart.

The useless Naai-geria is all brawn and no brains. South Africa on the other hand...

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SA, DRC sign Grand Inga project treaty

30 October 2013
South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday signed a crucial treaty on the Grand Inga hydropower project, which could eventually become the largest hydroelectric project in the world, with the potential to power half of the continent.

President Jacob Zuma made the announcement earlier on Tuesday while addressing the Parliament of the DRC, where is arrived, accompanied by a strong ministerial and business delegation, for a two-day state visit on Tuesday.
Zuma said that the signing treaty was a major step towards the realisation of the long-cherished dream of the people of the DRC.
"I must convey how particularly pleased and excited I am by the progress taking place towards the realisation of the Grand Inga Hydropower Project. This incredible feat of human ingenuity, when completed, will have the capacity to power Africa and indeed to export electricity beyond the continent."
The Grand Inga project will seek to harness the power potential of the Congo River, sub-Saharan Africa's greatest waterway.
"South Africa is extremely proud to be working so closely with the DRC in realising this accomplishment," Zuma said. "This represents one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken on the African continent, and one which will long be a resounding symbol of the rise of Africa and her people."

SA 'ready to share experience with DRC'

Zuma said South Africa stood ready to share its experiences and expertise in helping the DRC to further strengthen and deepen their democracy as well as to further entrench their impressive commitment to human rights.
"We look forward to extending and deepening the close relations between our two great nations. We can do this across the many areas of shared interest, and in pursuit of a better future for our two great nations and peoples.
"In the spirit of ubuntu, which means 'I am because we are', and which is a core principle underpinning the work of the South African government, we will continue to stand side by side with the DRC.
"We will work together in seeing this great nation assume its rightful place as a fellow powerhouse of the African continent."
He added that South Africa would forever be grateful for the solidarity it had received from the Congolese people during the country's liberation struggle.

Concern over conflict in eastern DRC

Zuma said it has always been South Africa's firm belief that in order to overcome poverty and to achieve prosperity through development, it was imperative that the essential preconditions of peace, security, and stability were first put in place.
He said South Africa remained deeply concerned by the enduring conflict in eastern DRC, perpetrated by local and externally supported armed groups on innocent Congolese civilians, and stood in solidarity with the DRC in overcoming this serious challenge.
"We deplore the devastating loss of life, the human suffering, the displacement of more than a million civilians and the damage to property which this intolerable situation has resulted in. I extend the deepest sympathy of the people of South Africa to the Congolese people for the hardship they continue to endure as a result of this conflict."
Zuma commended the government of the DRC on its efforts in the Kampala talks aimed at ending the conflict. "Together, we united in sending the message that for too long have the people of the DRC endured the incalculable suffering as a result of recurrent cycles of conflict.
"Enough is enough. The time for peace is now, and to those who would challenge this for their own self-interests, we stand firm in the message that your time is now up, lay down your arms, as no longer will the misery you inflict be tolerated."
Angola-DRC-SA Tripartite mechanism meets
Meanwhile, ahead of Zuma's visit, International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane joined other senior officials at the 1st Session of the Ministerial Meeting of the Angola-DRC-South Africa Tripartite Mechanism on Dialogue and Cooperation.
Nkoana-Mashabane said critical decisions had been made on the implementation of the tripartite mechanism.
"We have rededicated ourselves to make this unique mechanism a success," she said. "We have agreed to work towards the operationalisation of the permanent secretariat, and we have committed ourselves to speed up the ratification process of the MoU on the tripartite mechanism."
Established in March, the tripartite mechanism is a body designed to help consolidate peace in the Great Lakes region, and safeguard the conditions favourable to the implementation of the Framework Accord for Peace, Stability and Cooperation in the DRC, signed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in February.

Not to be forgotten - The uselessness of the Naai-gerian military, which is clearly not feared in its own country.


Nigeria: Dozens Feared Dead As Boko Haram Attacks Damaturu

Abuja — Dozens, including soldiers, police, civilians and insurgents had been killed on Thursday when gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram launched multiple attacks in various locations in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital.


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Security sources told Weekly Trust that some of the areas attacked include the headquarters of the 233 Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Kukareta located on the Damaturu-Maiduguri road; the police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) office, police area command office, Mobile Base and C Division police station all along Gujba road, Damaturu. Many checkpoints, public buildings and private residential quarters were also attacked.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201310260343.html

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[size=16pt] i wasted south african army and i siezed power...Mr.Djotodia [/size]


the Seleka main man south african army was afraid to go back and challenge in CAR

agaugust: .
[size=16pt] i wasted south african army and i siezed power...Mr.Djotodia [/size]


the Seleka main man south african army was afraid to go back and challenge in CAR

The same South African army that opens up economic benefits for the nation. The same South African army that sits happily in the DRC.

The useless Naai-gerian army? Oh, they abandoned their missions in Mali and Darfur and are waging a senseless war inside Naai-geria. Totally incapacitated and of no use to anyone outside Naai-geria. Brawn. Evident. Brains? Not so much.

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agaugust:

nigerian military have got all their budgetary allocations, plus extra security vote cash payments from federal government.

nigeria still has about $60 billion cash we refuse to spend, kept safe for emergency needs. just a temporary cash flow problem, nigerian oil and gas still flows like rivers of wealth .

proved below....

http://www.punchng.com/news/nigeria-not-broke-but-cash-strapped-dg-budget-agf/


every advanced weapon of other countries is no threat to south africa according to you, but Seleka rebels with rusted AK-47 rifles and rusted RPG was enough threat to make your south african army refuse to go back to CAR and defend the pride of south african military that small boys of Seleka rubbished inside the mud pit

south africa is a bubble gum republic, the more you taste it, the less its flavour !

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that's a lie as of august Nigeria has 46 billion dollars in reserve and they lost 1.8 billion at the same time due to the deprecetion of the Naira while SOuth Africa had 53 billion dollars in reserve so please stop lying to us and to the nigerian community

agaugust: .
[size=16pt] i wasted south african army and i siezed power...Mr.Djotodia [/size]


the Seleka main man south african army was afraid to go back and challenge in CAR

Fact south africa did not go there to fight anyone they were not mandated to fight anyone they were there to train the CAR soldiers just like we are doing in DRC and in your own mind sarcaceism aside do you think Seleka can beat South Africa in an open war your heart of Heart say no but just because your pride won't allow you to admit it.

swanky@vodamail:
that's a lie as of august Nigeria has 46 billion dollars in reserve and they lost 1.8 billion at the same time due to the deprecetion of the Naira while SOuth Africa had 53 billion dollars in reserve so please stop lying to us and to the nigerian community

No, he is not lying,just that Nigeria has multiple accounts,and a sovereign wealth fund.The Main secondary account from the Foreign reserve is the Excess Crude Account.IT was 9-10 Billion at the beginning of the Year,it dropped to $5B during a period of low output from the oil platforms,now it is back at $8.4billion.

http://www.informationng.com/2012/10/nigerias-excess-crude-account-rises-to-8-4bn.html
http://premiumtimesng.com/business/103557-excess-crude-account-rises-from-increased-crude-sales.html

drag_on:


No, he is not lying,just that Nigeria has multiple accounts,and a sovereign wealth fund.The Main secondary account from the Foreign reserve is the Excess Crude Account.IT was 9-10 Billion at the beginning of the Year,it dropped to $5B during a period of low output from the oil platforms,now it is back at $8.4billion.

http://www.informationng.com/2012/10/nigerias-excess-crude-account-rises-to-8-4bn.html
http://premiumtimesng.com/business/103557-excess-crude-account-rises-from-increased-crude-sales.html

Nigeria: External Reserves Drop to U.S.$46.87 Billion As Naira Hits One Year Low
30 August 2013 , By Obinna Chima, Source: This Day
Nigeria's external reserves continued its lacklustre performance since this quarter as it fell to $46.871 billion on Wednesday, its lowest value this month.

This was just as the naira also weakened to its lowest value against the United States dollar this year at the interbank segment of the forex market as it closed at N163.70 to a dollar Thursday.

Data gathered from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that the current position of the reserves derived mainly from the proceeds of crude oil production and sales represented a decline by $188 million or 0.4 per cent, compared to the $47.059 billion it stood as at August 1.

The foreign reserves largely hovered around $46.8 billion and $47.1 billion this month.

Although financial market analysts had predicted that the 50 per cent Cash Reserve Requirement (CRR) that was introduced for public sector funds by the CBN would support the accretion of the foreign reserves and also support naira appreciation in the short-term, this was yet to happen.

According to data gathered from the Financial Market Dealers Association (FMDA), at its current value at the interbank market, the nation's currency has shed a total of N7.03 kobo this year as against the N156.67 to a dollar it was at the beginning of the year. However, at the central bank's regulated bi-weekly forex auction, the naira maintained its value of N155.76 to a dollar. The CBN sold a total of $563.46 million at the two auctions held this week.

When contacted on the development, the Emerging Market Strategist at Standard Bank Plc, Mr. Samir Gadio, argued that it was questionable whether the CRR on public sector funds would intrinsically result in a qualitatively stronger naira because of its muted impact on market yields.

"It will rather cap the upside for dollar/naira and signal that the CBN will continue to defend exchange rate stability via direct and indirect measures as long as Governor Lamido Sanusi remains in charge (until June 2014).

"With around $47 billion of forex reserves, the central bank also has enough ammunition to supply adequate levels of dollars to corporate and, if needed, the interbank market, for some time. Additionally, the elevated Bonny Light oil price ($113.6/bbl on 22 Aug) reduces the possibility of a disorderly shift up in the exchange rate," Gadio said in a report to THISDAY.

Also, Kunle Ezun and Kenneth Asenime of the Ecobank Group, in a joint report said the naira remained under pressure due to structural imbalance between dollar supply and demand.

However, the treasurer of a bank said the country's high dependent on imported goods was putting pressure on the naira. He also argued the demand for forex by oil marketers for importation of petroleum products for the fourth quarter would further weaken the naira in the short-term. I hope these will clear all the lie I'm talking about so please stop misleading your people don't forget we live in an information free society

chris365:

simple yes or no would have sufficed instead of this your tiring blab. shall we also say nations that lost wars are to be feared cos they fought against tanks, fighter jets etc.. ? please grow some sense

you fought a war against an inexperienced army and couldn't make them surrender. how's that an achievement to cry about.

all i've heard you say all these while is "we blew up this and that" instead of we made the inexperienced cuba surrender and retreat to their tiny island. go sleep abeg

you understand the complexity of war failed to acknowledge that Nigeria defeated the chadian military that gaddafi couldn't defeat. we crushed cameroonian military and pushed them away from bakassi, enforced peace on two of the most deadliest civil wars in the world etc..

see as you don make me break my silence sha

It seems like you're suffering from some rare brain disorder. Countries that lost wars have experience,ask the British when they went back to Iraq. The Iraqis learnt from the 1991 war how to protect their tanks against air strikes. Answer this is Angola,Cuba,SWAPO under the advice of the USSR an easy foe?......Cuba didn't need experience all they needed was troops,cause the USSR supplied them with quality latest systems. Both Cameron and Chad don't or didn't have an weapons industry or an ally to supply them with Tanks,jets,APCs and artillery...Ask the Cubans maybe what happened when they meet South Africans during the Battle of cassinga......Soon you gonna have tp ask how many rebels have the Rooivalks killed,cause as of yesterdays atleast one helo was in Goma.

agaugust:

your male Gripen jet pilots cannot fly with guarantee, you are now talking about female Gripen jet pilot, that must be the cook/chef that prepares food for the real pilots...i mean the half pilots that you have

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Your master Pakistan has a female fighter pilot too. The point here is SAAF has more pilots than you thought..... https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BRm1BdCCcAAzzKF.jpg

agaugust:

.....and one of the LEAST experienced in naval combat

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1. South Africa is only country in Africa that has sunk a submarine. 2. The South Africa navy submarines have been used to insert special forces. 3. South Africa No navy on the continent comes close in experience 4. South Africa's navy is the only navy in Africa to sink an entire NATO warships in an exercise. 5. Pirates don't come close to South Africa area of influence in the ocean 6. South African warships can be fitted with homemade offensive weapons......Any country in Africa to counter SAN's successes.

agaugust:

answer us in one word only, did south africa defeat tiny cuba in that bush war ? yes or no ? answer us

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Yes.

agaugust: .
[size=16pt] i wasted south african army and i siezed power...Mr.Djotodia [/size]


the Seleka main man south african army was afraid to go back and challenge in CAR

And I'm titled the world's worst diplomat. And I suffered or lost hundreds of my men at the hands of parabats. I failed to defeat them and begged for a ceasefire.

agaugust:

fool, the angolan rebels (UNITA) that fought portugal were also on your side and supported you in your foolish war with cuba, UNITA gave thousands of soldiers to support south africa in war against cuba.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angolan_War_of_Independence

in the 1980's nigerian army fought chad's national army until we pushed them back 50 km into their own country, then we turned home to nigeria, we are good people, we dont kill our african brothers the way south africa was killing angolans and namibians just to rule and colonize their black lands.

sharaap you drunk

south africa never fought russia, the soviet union will wipe out south africa from world map in 12 hours, you dont know what it means to fight russia ? fool

Cuba did NOT fight with america, i am an american citizen and i know my country's war history.

battle of bay of pigs was a few hundred men from cuba who were sponsored to stage a coup and overthrow fidel castro's government, they had rifles and machine guns used in a 72 hour rifle battle and got defeated .....about 500 men engaged in what was like a gang street shoot out, you call that cuba's war experience ?

you are a permanent cook/chef in south african navy.....go slice onions for your sailors' barbecue chicken

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And your point is?

No you just butcher children in serre leon. Shooting them in the back from point blank range after you set them free.


Are you saying there were no russians advicers where on the front line. And non of them were killed? If so it proves you are a slowpoke.


You a nigerian or american. Pick one you can't be both. And I never said cuba fought america. I said they fough a american back dictatship.

And what is BH doing. Mounting full scale open war. The last attack had them steal a Nigerian APC and go on a joy ride.

agaugust:

your male Gripen jet pilots cannot fly with guarantee, you are now talking about female Gripen jet pilot, that must be the cook/chef that prepares food for the real pilots...i mean the half pilots that you have

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What do you mean guarantee. Our pilots probaly get more air time than your broke nastions. I mean last year NAF grounded all F7s.

agaugust:

.....and one of the LEAST experienced in naval combat

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Really. You do know SAN was conducting a covert ops war accross africa, fought in WW2, conducts muiltpil training exersizes a year and anti piracy patrols.

Please show a more combat expercianced navy. Egpty? They had one succsess and then got beaten every other time.

agaugust:

answer us in one word only, did south africa defeat tiny cuba in that bush war ? yes or no ? answer us

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yes
and here is why

Cuba failed to achieve there goals, when they left due to the peace deal unita was still active and now both nambia and angola are captilstic nastions with strong western ties.

when SA left both angola and swapo agreed to pull all support from MK thus seccuring the region


all so did you know Angola ended up hiring extive outcome to fight unita.

agaugust:

NAF has 2 ATR-42, NIS has 2 ATR-42, making 4 aircraft, they are the same configuration. NAF uses it own for sea patrol with surface search radar, NIS uses its own for land border patrol with search radar, or you think the pilots are spirits that will search and patrol land below without a surface search radar ? nigerian borders extend about 3,000 km long.

show me the 330 km range radar in your soweto air force dakota rust tin of sardine

G-222 is primary role transporter used also secondary role maritime patrol due to its long range, same way dakota is a transporter primary role with secondary maritime patrol role in many countries many years ago.

Again they not milltary.

This was discused long time ago. 330km range radars are fitted to our lynx. The dakota can easly carry a radar of that standard. There is all so a EW version of the dakota.

agaugust:

heavy weapons combat is NOT your area of training, but you can use a rifle like a policeman.

focus more on primary military duty as a trained cook/chef, and your future will surely be bright in that navy kitchen...

...careful with your fingers when you slice tomatoes in your sailors' soup...add enough salt too

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Are you say the mig 21 lancer is not has caperbil has the J7?

CraigB: Not to be forgotten - The uselessness of the Naai-gerian military, which is clearly not feared in its own country.


Nigeria: Dozens Feared Dead As Boko Haram Attacks Damaturu

Abuja — Dozens, including soldiers, police, civilians and insurgents had been killed on Thursday when gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram launched multiple attacks in various locations in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital.


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Security sources told Weekly Trust that some of the areas attacked include the headquarters of the 233 Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Kukareta located on the Damaturu-Maiduguri road; the police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) office, police area command office, Mobile Base and C Division police station all along Gujba road, Damaturu. Many checkpoints, public buildings and private residential quarters were also attacked.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201310260343.html

http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2013-10/31/content_30453465.htm


Nigerian army launches air, land strikes on Boko Haram camps ail Xinhua, October 31, 2013 视频播放位置下载安装Flash播放器
The Nigerian army on Wednesday said it has commenced air and land strikes on Boko Haram camps in northeast remote villages along the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway.

Spokesman of the Army 7 Division in Borno State, Lt Col Mohammed Dole, told reporters that unlike before, the army division would now strike on Boko Haram camps so as to destabilize the insurgents from planning or executing any attack again.

"There is an on going operation around Benisheik, Kaga Local Government. Troops of the 7 Division supported by the Nigerian Air force, attacked and destroyed Boko Haram camps at Goho village in Mainok general area. Several terrorists were killed while others fled to another camps in Marguba, same Mainok area but the troops pursued them to the camp at Marguba which was also destroyed," he added.

The exact number of the insurgents that were killed in the offensive was not ready since the operation is still going, the spokesman said, promising to avail journalists with details of the operation as soon as it is completed.

"Several of them were killed while others also fled. Terrorists who escaped from the Marguba camp following troops strike on their camp, crossed the Maiduguri-Damaturu road at Benisheik heading north toward Gubio (North of Borno). Troops from 7 Division are still pursuing the terrorists. The operation is still going on," he said.

He appealed to residents not to panic especially with the movement of the fleeing insurgents toward the northern part of the state, saying troops in the area have been alerted about the development.

He also said the troops from the division were already pursuing the fleeing Boko Haram men.

Last Friday, the Nigerian military announced the killing of 95 Boko Haram fighters in Yobe and Borno States in operations against the insurgents, who were alleged to attempt coordinated attacks.

The Boko Haram sect has proved the biggest security threat in the West African country since launching the insurgency in 2009. Endi

rka1:


http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2013-10/31/content_30453465.htm


Nigerian army launches air, land strikes on Boko Haram camps ail Xinhua, October 31, 2013 视频播放位置下载安装Flash播放器
The Nigerian army on Wednesday said it has commenced air and land strikes on Boko Haram camps in northeast remote villages along the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway.

Spokesman of the Army 7 Division in Borno State, Lt Col Mohammed Dole, told reporters that unlike before, the army division would now strike on Boko Haram camps so as to destabilize the insurgents from planning or executing any attack again.

"There is an on going operation around Benisheik, Kaga Local Government. Troops of the 7 Division supported by the Nigerian Air force, attacked and destroyed Boko Haram camps at Goho village in Mainok general area. Several terrorists were killed while others fled to another camps in Marguba, same Mainok area but the troops pursued them to the camp at Marguba which was also destroyed," he added.

The exact number of the insurgents that were killed in the offensive was not ready since the operation is still going, the spokesman said, promising to avail journalists with details of the operation as soon as it is completed.

"Several of them were killed while others also fled. Terrorists who escaped from the Marguba camp following troops strike on their camp, crossed the Maiduguri-Damaturu road at Benisheik heading north toward Gubio (North of Borno). Troops from 7 Division are still pursuing the terrorists. The operation is still going on," he said.

He appealed to residents not to panic especially with the movement of the fleeing insurgents toward the northern part of the state, saying troops in the area have been alerted about the development.

He also said the troops from the division were already pursuing the fleeing Boko Haram men.

Last Friday, the Nigerian military announced the killing of 95 Boko Haram fighters in Yobe and Borno States in operations against the insurgents, who were alleged to attempt coordinated attacks.

The Boko Haram sect has proved the biggest security threat in the West African country since launching the insurgency in 2009. Endi

The "killing of boko haram" fighters has been announced since the early days of the state of emergency. That tired "story" doesn't wash anymore - assuming it ever did. We all know nothing announced can be independently verified anyway.

Even your announcement of Shekau's "death" has failed to prove your military competent.

Fact is you're stuck in the abyss that's an internal insurgency. A small-scale war of sorts and you can't even dream of being useful in Africa at this point.

When the thread started, your claim to glory was your "usefulness" in other African countries. Well, let's hear you try that again - after you get over the minor issue of abandoned missions in Mali and Darfur. And the minor issue of insurgents that have no fear of your military inside its own sovereign land.