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. [size=16pt] New British lies exposed : All British newspapers lied against Nigerian National Security Adviser !! He NEVER said Nigerian soldiers are cowards, NEVER said anything about army's total number of soldiers on payroll, NEVER said anything about Boko Haram capturing Nigerian weapons in Baga. More racist British lies, BBC, Guardian, Daily Mail U.K......all liars like South Africans ! http://dailypost.ng/2015/01/23/full-text-video-dasukis-speech-chatham-house-london/ .[/size] Below is the full text of the NSA’s speech. FULL TEXT OF THE SPEECH Nigeria’s Insecurity: Insurgency, Corruption, Elections and the Management of Multiple Threats By Mohammed Sambo Dasuki, National Security Adviser at the Chatham House – United Kingdom January 22, 2015 Protocol 1. Events in our recent history have thrust us into the glare ofworld attention in ways that have not always reflected us in our best light. The paradox of modern Nigeria is that while we have proudly emerged as the largest economy in Africa, and a viable investment and trade destination, a raging insurgency and perhaps our early management of it as well as uncertainty in some circles over the possible outcome of the impending elections have heightened interest in Nigeria. I, therefore thank the organizers of this event for giving me an opportunity to address the issues of insurgency, corruption and the 2015 elections. 2. After a somewhat turbulent past, Nigerian’s on the whole have come to accept that the best hope for meeting our nation’s aspirations is in continuing and deepening our democratic growth. This year marks for us an unprecedented decade and a half of uninterrupted democracy. However, this has not come without challenges, a civil war, truncated attempts at democracy; multiple military coups weakened our institutions and severely affected our ability to respond to some current threats. 3. Today a raging insurgency in the north east, allegations of high level corruption and a hotly contested national election is fuelling anxiety both at home and abroad about the future of Nigeria. 4. I wish to use this opportunity to highlight our responses and preparedness. INSURGENCY 5. The real and existential threat posed by Boko Haram is perhaps a millennial challenge; how we approach it will have immediate as well as generational consequences. It will determine how we reform our institutions, define our fundamental values, the capacities we develop and the tools we use to address and prevent future threats. When a nation’s citizens take up arms against their fellow brothers and sisters, operate outside acceptable rules and norms of their society, kill and maim innocent civilians, including women and children, kidnap young children, and force preteen girls to blow themselves up in public spaces, it calls for deep introspection. 6. In the run up to the elections Boko Haram have escalated their campaign, seizing territory and hoisting their flag, they have 3burned down whole villages, ransacked communities, raped young girls and continued to kidnap both boys and girls. They have openly declared support for ISIS and expanded their campaign into neighbouring Cameroon and Niger Republics. 7. Nation’s that have been directly affected by terrorism have shown us how difficult it is to eradicate. The terrorists utilize their abundant imagination for evil, to inflict the maximum horror on communities conscious of the fact that states must be guided in their responses by rules, the law, their own values and respect for civilian lives and property. 8. It is my belief that any response to terrorism must be long term, holistic and robust enough to address its root causes. It must be guided by a law and order approach that utilizes both hard and soft approaches. The tenacity, organizational capability, ability to attract illicit funds, motivation of Boko Haram fighters and the fact that they embed themselves within civilian populations has perhaps helped to prolong the conflict in the North East. 9. Historical deficits in our military institutions including the fact that the last significant procurement of equipment was done over two decades ago, the inability of the government to buy the weapons needed in a timely manner, the need for a philosophical as well as operation shift from conventional warfare to asymmetric warfare in towns and communities teeming with millions of civilians as well as human rights accusations have greatly affected the military campaign. 10. In the last year multiple changes have been made in our prosecution of the war against insurgency, this includes greater training for the military in the handling of sophisticated arms and the use of technology, greater capacity building in counter insurgency training and wide scale training throughout the armed forces on rules of engagement and respect for human rights. Additionally we are working on a new civil military relations doctrine that will redefine how the military relates to the general public, especially in places where it carries out counter insurgency operations. It will clearly spell out guidelines for civilian protection in all its operations. 11. To complement the military approach in the last two years we have set up a National Counter Terrorism Centre which has brought all agencies involved in combating terrorism in Nigeria under one roof, thereby enhancing coordination and ensuring greater synergy. An intelligence Fusion Centre now serves as a key component of the National Counter Terrorism Centre which serves as a processing point for allsource intelligence. 12. Conscious of the regional threat posed by Boko Haram, we have been working on multiple fronts with our neighbours in Cameroon, Niger, Chad and Benin, sharing intelligence as well as personnel in joint border patrols as well as through a multinational task force. 13. The Counterradicalization strand focuses on the prevention of radicalization through building community resilience, education, engagement with the religious environment and economic empowerment. Through this stream we will directly counter the drivers of radicalization. Community engagement is at the core of these efforts. We are in the process of creating systems and structures that will foster visible community cohesion and provide youths with alternative spaces to have their voices heard. Without the space for growth and selfactualization, youths are more easily led astray. Violent extremists prey on identity issues, offering a sense of belonging and a sense of worth. It is with this in mind that we are putting projects in place with the aim of reforming Nigeria’s education landscape. Our objective is to create a generation of citizens with the capacity for critical thinking and logical reasoning, who understand core national values and who are prepared for the global age we live in. We aim to improve interfaith relations and encourage dialogue, while creating greater economic opportunity for Nigerians. 14. Strategic Communications forms another pillar of the CVE Programme. Through Strategic Communications we are working to counter extremist ideology and narratives. We plan to undermine their credibility by presenting the true face of Islam. In the case of Boko Haram, narratives are founded on a set of core beliefs that are opposed to the state and aspects of education. Our response targets those that hold radical views, and the population at large aiming to further diminish tolerance for extremists’ rhetoric. 15. Nigeria has developed a robust countering violent extremism program that focuses on the root causes of terrorism, addressing them through four main streams. The Deradicalization stream focuses on prisonbased interventions. Although prisons are potential incubators of radicalization; they also offer the best option for rehabilitation. The deradicalization stream aims to reintegrate convicted violent extremist of enders back into society. 16. The fourth stream is a Presidential Initiative for the north east which targets economic revitalization, infrastructure development, job creation, a program to protect schools and the care of internally displaced persons as well as victims of terrorism. 17. Finally we remain open to a negotiated settlement to end the insurgency should Boko Haram express willingness to dialogue. CORRUPTION 18. For Nigeria to address the underlying conditions conducive to the spread of violent extremism leading to insurgency, the cancerous menace of corruption must be fought with all elements of its national power. In order to build badly needed infrastructure, put our children in schools, ignite economic activities and accelerate upward mobility for a majority of our people we must address elite greed and weak institutions that make it impossible for national resources to be applied appropriately. Corruption must also be seen by the international community as a threat to international security and take even stricter measures to make it difficult for corrupt people to enjoy the proceeds of illegitimate earnings. There is a link between terrorism financing and weak international financial systems that allow the movement of stolen resources. 19. Corruption is both a major cause and a result of poverty around the world. It occurs at all levels of society from local and national governments, civil society, judiciary functions, large and small businesses, to the military and other services. 20. In Nigeria, much attention has been paid to the issue of corruption, especially in government establishments. However not much attention has been given to the efforts of successive governments to address the issue. It is to the credit of the successive administrations in Nigeria, since 1999, that many institutions have been established to deal with corruption especially within government circles and private businesses. 21. The institutions are: a. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission –EFCC. b. The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission – ICPC. c. The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit – NFIU. 22. These institutions, since their establishment have performed creditably as acknowledged by Nigeria’s international collaborators. Many politicians, serving or retired have been fingered based on petitions received and investigated and prosecuted where concrete evidence of corruption has been established. 23. It has to be realised that changes concerning any socioeconomic or psychosocial problem in any society will take time, it cannot come overnight, and it has to be gradual. Tackling issues of corruption in Nigeria must have the buy in of the general populace; it is not only a problem for government alone to deal with without the active support of the citizens, who will be the beneficiaries of a corruption free society. 2015 ELECTIONS 24. Anxiety over the peaceful conduct of the 2015 general elections has continued to grow both at home and abroad, fuelled by the memories of the postelection violence that occurred after the 2011 elections. Boko Haram who have repeatedly expressed their disdain for the democratic process have also escalated their campaign over this period, further adding to the sense of instability. 25. In a country of 170 million people elections have not been without their challenges, most especially pre and postelection violence, allegations of rigging, delayed delivery of ballot boxes, names left of ballot papers, desperation of some politicians to win at all costs are some examples. Experience, most especially after the 2011 general elections has shown that some of the most serious challenges to election security could emerge spontaneously or due to perceptions, of irregularities during the voting process, which then reflected in what some people concluded were unfavourable election results. 26. Other challenges that we anticipate include the ability of INEC and the state to protect sensitive election related material as well as the provision of adequate security for electoral officers. This will help to ensure the integrity of the process. 27. Among the steps being taken is the setting up of an InterAgency Consultative Committee on Election Security –ICCES. The ICCES consists of top INEC officials, commissioners, directors and heads of departments, with representation from all the security agencies, including my office. For the first time in the history of election security in Nigeria, the country has a platform responsible for the coordination of security matters and pooling resources, particularly personnel in dealing with security challenges. Security services have promptly intervened and prevented potential crisis situations that could have gotten out of hand across the country. ICCES has continuously taken measures to upgrade its activities and ensure its effectiveness at both the state, and especially the local government levels. 28. In addition the electoral commission is retraining security personnel on their roles and functions at polling units. Sensitisation workshops such as the one currently embarked upon by the Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PRESCOM) in the six geopolitical zones of the country, with the theme; Ballots Without Bullets raise the awareness of Nigerian citizens across the country to the destructiveness of electoral violence and the need for youths to avoid being used by politicians. The National Orientation Agency and other civil society organisations including a group led by eminent well respected elders are also involved in similar sensitisation programmes across the country. Given the importance of how the conduct of the election is communicated, including the accurate and timely reporting of results, INEC staf s are being trained on strategic communication. 29. However, election security matters cannot be left solely to security agencies and INEC to manage. All other stakeholders, such as the media, community leaders and political parties have a significant role to play in the task of ensuring a peaceful atmosphere during the conduct of elections. Recently all the presidential candidates and their parties agreed to curb the use of hate speech and work towards violence free, fair and credible elections by signing what is now referred to as the Abuja Accord. 30. Given the above, the 2015 elections are expected to be relatively peaceful and violence free. The Federal Government has taken all necessary measures to ensure this by making adequate provisions for INEC, security agencies and by supporting numerous sensitisation programs. 31. We are conscious that there is some anxiety about whether elections will hold in the north east and the ability of the government to ensure that the internally displaced will be able to vote. 32. Our answer to both of those is yes. As far as is possible we are determined that adequate security will be in place to enable elections in all the areas in the north east that are safe, and that the IDP’s will be provided with the opportunity to exercise their vote. 33. The emergence of a seemingly viable opposition, as well asthe closeness of the race is a clear demonstration of our maturing democracy. Greater voter awareness also means that people are more engaged in the electoral process and determined to protect their right to vote. We on our part are doing all we can to ensure that every Nigerian who wants to vote is able to and that their vote will count. CONCLUSION 34. Ladies and Gentlemen, I have attempted to present Nigeria’s most pressing security threat and demonstrated that this threat is both local and global. The question is whether the world will show the same and commensurate concern to the rising terrorism in parts of Nigeria as it does in other parts of the world. I have also shown that while we continue to face the debilitating effects of corruption we have taken steps to build strong institutions and strengthen our laws in addressing it. As we continue to do this we call on the global community to further address the corrupting influence of big companies and rich countries. I finally submitted that successive elections in Nigeria have improved and lessons learnt in 2011 are now being practiced in preparation towards the 2015 elections. The INEC has a strong team and government has ensured adequate funding and capacity enhancement while putting in place strong coordination mechanisms between the electoral body and other stakeholders. 35. It is my firm belief that Nigeria will emerge stronger, manage her threats better and improve on governance. We are taking these careful but sure steps at the moment. The terrorist threat has focused us on the right path. We have developed a new national security strategy that puts our people at the heart of our efforts, a national counter terrorism strategy that employs both hard and soft power and an economic revitalization plan that will bring succor to those most vulnerable and those affected by violence. We continue to reach out to members of the international community to stand with us as we strive to build a united and prosperous country. 36. Thank you for listening http://dailypost.ng/2015/01/23/full-text-video-dasukis-speech-chatham-house-london/ . [size=16pt] Britain, your great failure at war in Afghanistan will haunt your cowardly army forever, you circulate false stories about Nigerian army all over the world.... Shame on you British news media and your permanent South African slaves on nairaland, Nigerian army is the best black army in the world....a black power you don't want to exist, has already arrived ![]() . [/size]
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patches689:That is a ground search radar and air traffic control equipment for low flying landing aircraft near an airport, according to your own source ! . |
patches689:Do those white countries have journalists inside Baga war zone? White men....and Boko Haram has not beheaded them on you tube? LOL. They all copied BBC report on trust but it has now backfired, they copied lies . British army failed in Afghanistan after 11 years of hopeless combat, the terrorists still rule the Afghan countryside unchallenged ! "The US may have generated vast amounts of data in terms of the number of kills but the military operation has been proven largely counter-productive and led to a resurgent Taliban in Afghanistan. The US too lost 2350 soldiers. But is the US leaving behind a better Afghanistan at least in terms of peace, security and stability? No! Like Iraq, it is leaving behind yet another unfinished, botched up and shoddy job in Afghanistan. Taliban are more threatening and dangerous than pre-9/11. According to the UN, the number of civilian casualties caused by violence in Afghanistan is at an all-time high. In the first eight months of 2014, 2,312 civilians were killed and 4,533 injured, a 15 per cent increase over the same period last year--reported Jan Kubis, the UN representative in Afghanistan to the UN Security Council in September. The first six months of the year saw a 24 per cent increase. One needs to analyze the reasons behind the military and strategic failure of the US in Afghanistan." British and American army are ALL cowards, they refused to go meet Taliban inside the villages and local areas, now 2015 the white nations armies are withdrawing in failure after 11 years of useless cowardly war in Afghanistan fighting mere illiterate terrorists, same British that call Nigerian army cowards, what are they? Cowards of her royal majesty the Queens army ![]() http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/War-on-terror-What-has-US-achieved-in-Afghanistan/articleshow/45141175.cms . |
patches689:Bwhahahahah ![]() Lies lies lies ! That SAAF Plessey AR3D “Umlindi” air defence radar systems is NOT a vehicle radar, it is a fvcking fixed radar that needs a crane and train to ship it around, it's not a radar that is fixed on a vehicle like a RASIT, it is a ground fixed radar, called mobile because it's not concreted to the floor, yet it needs a crane to move it to a new site where it gets fixed to the ground again....see the photo below, try carry that on your coconut head, fool ![]() .
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patches689:Your claimed it but could NOT prove it.....citation needed !!!!! . |
patches689:Massive caliphate, 774 local governments in Nigeria 764 of them don't even know what Boko Haram's Toyota vehicle looks like, they have never seen one, or the shadow of one.....massive caliphate indeed....Southie peanut brain ![]() . |
patches689:The BBC weblink must have been skipped while I posted, here it is.....and we all know that those other international news media copied their story from BBC, the world trusted BBC and copied the BBC report, not knowing they were copying white racist propaganda, BBC has lost credibility in the eyes of the wise people of this world, a whole BBC writing battle zone reports from Facebook comments written by unknown people, or was there any white man journalist inside Baga when battle was going on and people turned into escapees running into the desert? The white men journalists were inside war zone counting dead bodies in front of Boko Haram's 23mm cannon fire ? BBC admits only 150 died in Baga !!!!! BBC admits telling lies against Nigerian military to run them down ! Racism is as evil as terrorism, stop racism against the best black army in the world, stop it BBC ! BBC news on Nigerian Vs Boko Haram is being copied from .....Facebook comments of unknown people !!! [size=16pt] http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30794829 [/size] Shame on you BBC, shame on you 'Great' Britain, white racists ! Same way you insisted apartheid must continue in South Africa when Nigeria insisted in must end. Racists, British racists, your white army failed after 11 year war in Afghanistan ! Nigeria is winning against Boko Haram. Shame on you BBC, your news sources were escapees you did not wait to see battle in Baga, yet they gave you casualty reports on Facebook and you spread the false news around the world to mislead the world about the greatness of Nigerian army, the black man's army that did what you could not do in Liberia and Sierra Leone ! Shame on you white racist Briti-coco-nut heads ![]() Shame on you all South Africans for supporting white racist propaganda campaign against a black nation Nigeria that fought against Britain at the United Nations and Commonwealth to earn you South Africans your freedom, we see how you repay us for the favour, don't worry, what a man sows he will reap, betrayers and traitors always get their reward after time ! [size=16pt] http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30794829 [/size] . |
patches689:Post prove for us to see, post data sheet of technical specs of the radar, not mere photos. Until you post data evidence, it is an ordinary ground search radar NOT air search radar, unless you post a source for it's data specs ! . |
MikeCZAR:LOL.....Boko Haram has been reduced to Toyota drivers, see the new Shekau video....Nigerian army reduced the guy to Toyota driver, our soldiers robbed him of all his T-55 tanks, Cobra APC, Mowag APC, Spartan APC, Shilka armoured SPAAG, all in broad daylight....the army that British newspapers call cowards....an army that reduced a whole Shekau III and company to a mere Toyota drivers.......meanwhile Seleka rebel kids still cruise around Bangui driving South African army Gecko vehicles they robbed from your elite paratroopers of SANDF....elite cowards and fleeing SANDF special forces....double tragedy... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() . |
MikeCZAR:I see you cannot prove your army has any mobile air search radar, cool surrender . GBADS is not un service with SANDF, stop twisting tales, or I too can claim JF-17 Thunder jets entered NAF service with PGM yesterday. Your fvcking SANDF Starstreak missile CANNOT work with radar, it's a fvcking 1km ceiling toy missile, the type used by rebels all over the world, a fvcking shoulder carried anti-aircraft missile . |
MikeCZAR:SANDF has NO GBADS air defense system in service today, you wait till 2017 and that will be shifted till 2020 because SANDF is broke, no money, all equipment purchase is suspended indefinitely. Your ground search radars are not air search radars, SANDF does not have 500km mobile search radar unless you can prove it . |
jpphilips:Pity you ! So poorly informed you didn't know Chad is secretly supporting Boko Haram. Just weeks ago, Nigerian army displayed dead Chadian fighters we killed inside Nigerian towns. If Nigerian army is not winning, Boko Haram will be ruling an Islamic republic inside Maiduguri and marching towards Abuja. Ask Mali, their army and air force was pushed from north to the gates of capital city Bamako until France sent military forces to save Mali. Bros how old are you? Your level of information and thinking made me ask .LOL |
EVarn:Standard military academy training all over the world includes the subjet of retreat from battle, every standard army is trained to retreat from battlefield for necessary reasons . |
saengine:Post the video for us to see . |
mzilakazi:Millions of atheists all over the world are still standing on their belief and claims that there is no God, so that means God does not exist? It's a free world, anybody can believe whatever he likes to believe. BBC has admitted that it copies news about Boko Haram war from Facebook....LOL....and from people who had fled out of Baga yet giving casualty figures when the did not wait to count dead bodies, high speed run away escapees giving BBC war report and BBC published it across the world, I thought the white people said they are more intelligent than we blacks....LOL....Facebook is British source of battlefield report....LOL . |
saengine:Show us video of Nigeria's security adviser saying all those words, that is the only proof that he said it. All we see are internet written stories that cannot be prove to be the words of the Security Adviser of Nigeria. The whole British story destroyed itself by saying the NSA said Nigerian army has only 62,000 soldiers in 2015 when the man with the list of names of every Nigerian soldier as the Army Chief of staff said he has 100,000 soldiers in 2013 and he is massively recruiting to total 150,000 soldiers. http://tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/news/item/9657-150-000-soldiers-needed-to-tackle-terrorism-coas This proves everything in that British story as lies and racist falsehood . You are free to believe the whites when they downgrade a black nation, afterall you are used to being a victim of racism in Soweto, it's your destiny, nothing will change it ![]() . |
Thiza:Show us your photomania movie making army and air force being battle tested in a war zone fighting alone as one country ![]() . |
mzilakazi:Another BBC false report copied from Facebook . |
Patchesagain:Bwahahaha ![]() Those are SANDF ground search radars. Nigeria has mobile dedicated ground search radars too, the French RASIT radars . |
Patchesagain:Show us the photos and details ! . |
Patchesagain:[size=16pt] British Media Confesses : We Have Been Telling Lies About Nigeria Vs Boko Haram ! BBC Admits it gets information from facebook, etc BBC Admits it gets casualty figures from people who already fled Baga without waiting to count the dead "The Baga killings last week are a case in point, with politicians and government officials offering vastly different information - from 150 dead to 2,000. News of another attack by Islamist militants from Boko Haram often starts as a vague one-liner as was the case on 3 January: "Attack on Baga. Loud gunfire heard." This first bit of information often comes via social media. The challenge now is to find out the details and there are plenty of obstacles in the way of getting to the truth." But every witness we speak to is fleeing for their life. They are not hanging around Baga to check exactly what's happening so it is hard to be sure we are getting facts. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30794829 BBC is racist ! BBC is foolish BBC hates Nigeria. BBC hates black people. BBC has been deliberately publishing false information across the world to downgrade and embarrass a black nations army, the Nigerian army. Britain is envious of Nigerian military success in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Niger Delta, Mali, and North East Nigeria while the 'Great' British army has failed in war against Islamic terrorists after a whole 11 years of war in Afghanistan, Britain is running back home with it's defeated armed forces ! So BBC wants to mess up Nigerian army in envy and vendetta ! Shame on you Britain, shame on you racist nation ! .[/size]
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Patchesagain:Same way your own bogies will be detected by enemy mobile radar stations before you get close. Any way, SANDF has NO mobile air search radar as at today. Your 1km ceiling useless starstreak anti-aircraft missile has no equipment to detect enemy aircraft, it depends on human eyes looking up in thy sky like a kid flying his kite ![]() So enemy jets fly at 5km or even less, and bo.mb the whole SAAF jet fighter squadrons parked on ground like no man's business ! Then Jacob Zuma has no air force any more ! |
saengine:Yes, same way BBC made up a fake casualty figure of 2,000 civilians dead in Baga, and apologized later when Nigerian army proved the true casualty is only 150 people including Boko Haram fighters . |
saengine:False and fake, all lies and British propaganda. Same way BBC published lies and misled the whole world saying 2,000 people died in Baga , then later apologized saying it's 150 people. Wait for a few weeks and BBC will say the story is an error....e.g, Nigerian army is not 62,000 men only, according to the lies loaded into that story. Keep posting British propaganda because they are still ruling South African minds and economy, you helped them defeat Boers yet the same British turned around to enslave you with apartheid. South Africans, please continue to drink British urine directly from the toilet bowl, they own you for ever . |
MikeCZAR:SANDF has nothing like that today, GBADS is scheduled for 2017 but no money. Nigeria is buying JF-17 Thunder this year with precision guided weapons for air to ground attack . |
mzilakazi:The story is fake. Book Haram displayed just quantities of old rusty rifles and a few mortars, your fake story said it included 6 armoured vehicles and artillery guns !!!! Show us the armoured vehicles and artillery !!!! Bwahahahaaha, same way BBC said 2,000 died in Baga, only for same BBC to apologize later that it was 150 . |
MikeCZAR:Why has Chad never fought Nigeria in asymmetric war since 1980s when we beat them 3 times? Nigeria has millions of northern desert people that can raise peoples 100,000 man insurgency force to infiltrate Chad and mix with civilians undetected because we trade with them in Hausa and Fulfulde languages, nobody has monopoly of raising up insurgency. Chad's operations in Mali and C.A.R were all conventional wars, guerrilla warfare is NOT the strength of Chad, they have a national army with uniforms and obey UN laws of war. What kind of a South African white man are you? You think like a retaarded Bantu ! |
MikeCZAR:SANDF aircraft has already been destroyed on ground parked on air base because your useless 1km ceiling Starstreak missile has no radar to detect incoming enemy air force. SANDF Hawks and Gripens get deleted while your jets are parked on the ground. |
EVarn:Na d same question I dey ask mister patches |
Patchesagain:What race are they ? . |
MikeCZAR:Chad is afraid of desert warfare, you don't know that fact....fool ![]() THESE WERE THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH CHAD WITHDREW FROM MALI. READ "On 14 April(2013), Chadian president Idriss Déby Itno announced the full withdrawal of Chadian soldiers from Mali, citing face to face with the Islamists is over and the Chadian army doesn’t have the skills to fight a guerilla-style war, referring to the previous attack in Kidal that killed four of its soldiers. According to local sources the army had already withdrawn a mechanized battalion a few days prior to the formal announcement and pulled out its troops from Aguelhok and Tessalit. On 15 April, the Chadian parliament voted overwhelmingly for a resolution for the withdrawal of Chadian forces in Mali, “within a reasonable timeframe”. The same day the Chadian army announced that it lost 36 soldiers during the three month intervention in Northern Mali, and suffered another 74 wounded. In total the presence of Chadian soldiers in Mali cost the country 57 billion CFA francs (87 million). During the intervention, in all at least 2,250 soldiers were deployed, with 250 vehicles and a heavy amount of supplies. http://www.en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chadian_Intervention_in_Northern_Mali . |
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