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bidexiii:
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Third picture by the left. That officer like a US SOF, does anyone know where he's from?

Several specialized units here today. It's safe here. It's safe when the COAS is around

jakeporeshenko:
I’m seeing guys that are kitted like SBS (brown inner short and fast helmet)

Yes, they're navy.

I was here. Let me check if my pictures are online

Stay safe soldier.

Field0Marshall:
Bidexii

Thank you. I never knew someone got it already.

bidexiii:
#NN
#SBSC

You can save the picture. I will have to delete it soon from here as it is not allowed of me to post media contents.

Any one online should please save and post and I'll delete soon.

CaptainStephen:
The last three days have been busy, lots of questions especially by some of us returning to combat.
There is no going back as the job must be done regardless.

Welcome brother. It's getting really messy here and we need more experienced men to handle the situation.

nemesis8u:
U guys have any SOP wrt disabling and destroying weapon stocks while retreating or under the threat of retreat ?

BH primary aim seems to be resupply , so if u make that option useless for them , then things might just get interesting.

I remember the guys I know used to bobby trap enemy caches , including weapon stores in police stations in high risk zones to discourage them. ( Includes sabotaged weapons and ammo )

And sometimes even let them escape with some arms which were bugged with locators.

So they r now reduced to snatching arms from policeman on duty and even then it's a big risk and they don't know what hell might fall on them.

It was a peaceful town manned by the Nigerian police and some soldiers. The problem I have is several mortars were captured by ISWAP during this attack but why was it not used? The main weapons captured are RPG, AKs, mortars and communication equipments.

My evaluation of the attack is that bokoharam came in large numbers with technicals, RPG, grenade launchers. The soldiers on ground had the same capability but were outnumbered. However, they could have put up a fight which will make ISWAP unable to advance more as they retreat before the arrival of the jets.

They only held the town for few hours. AFSF Bn intervened really fast. Unfortunately, the team tasked by ISWAP to secure looted Ammunitions left already.

Bokoharam tactics now is hit hard. Capture Ammunitions and fall out of the area. Gudumbali now under our control.

My question? Where did over 300 bokoharam go after the attack? If ISWAP can strike a whole local government, why can't the military on an offensive dislodge them out of their own location?

I'm only concerned about the stolen weapons. They're gearing up for something but who am I? Just a WC.

I have been under an intense fire fight with these bastards but as it is, what I have learnt is then know who they're attacking. They know these guys on ground are armed with riffles, gun trucks and RPG.

They come with grenade launchers, rocket etc. My question why is grenade launcher in limited use by our own? Proper usage of these equipments is also necessary too. My opinion is, find a way to put SF with some of these guys with limited coin experience.

I have been with MSF and came under attack at our temporary location. First thing you do is to spread out. Everyone knows the right place to face. Repelling the attack heavily with gun trucks, mortars from my side and GL from the msf.

persius555:
Sounds like a bright idea but we are high on EGO at this present time.

Apparently we need to understand that the problem is never the fault of own troops.

The problem is if Eeben comes back, they'll be here equipments our oga have refused to buy.

Why not procure these equipments with the money and let them discharge their duty?

Eeben is a PMC. He has one goal, which is eliminate bokoharam from a specific area. This same thing will be replicated if you give some officers here the same equipment and support.

I'm sure you understand my point.

bidexiii:
I don't know what the army authority is doing. But the army HQ needs shake up, there been sleeping and clueless for long.

His it not the same terrain we complain about in raining is BHT using Toyota hilux to attack army formations. Some top red neck needs to be sacked


In these type of attack ; where was the NAF At least it most have lasted for hours before the town was taken ?

I will forever repeat this "never rely on ISR". Standard procedure, my boys conducted reconnaissance with our DJI drones immediately we arrived and a colonel here said the staging ground is safe.

Baba, it's always safe until boom.

bidexiii:

Ops on halt for now. We're all geared up already waiting for the next action. I see you people love the SBS here, they're also ready.

AFSF personnels are there already to prevent further advancement by bokoharam and gather Intel. They're actually used like the USMC "first responders in critical situations"

krattoss:
sometimes I tend to believe this war is more than what's on the papers and tabloids..
I just feel like the best thing is to declare state of emergency and shoot anything on sight.. If it doesn't work, then nuke those muderfuckers and their cohorts

Over 300 bokoharams. How did they get there? Zero situation awareness. ISR can do little as this place is large.


Last message for the mean time. It's going to be bloody this time around.

Henry240:
What is actually happening in the Northeast?

Are military operations not successful?

We are taking too many steps backwards.

I was expecting the Buhari administration to invest in heavy equipment, more tanks, artillery and IFV, but none we have seen happen.

We are still using Jonathan era Tanks and IFVs.

My opinion, soldiers on ground are doing their best. You don't take knife to gun fights.

The regular troops find it hard to sustain a heavy attack without the help of specialized units.

Moving out of here again. Several towns was captured by BOKOHARAM. My boys and I should get airlifted out of here soon.

bidexiii:
How possible let is these

With a jet that does not have night capabilities.

I don't know how it's done. Some of them do but not all. I think it was an upgrade function but not every single Alpha jet in our inventory has the capability to perform night mission.

There are pilots who have flown night missions before the upgrades too. Prior to mi-35 procurement, we had just mi-17 and f7 performing night missions. F-7 were going throug various stress and with several attacks by bokoharam, A-jets joined some night missions. What I can say is not every single alpha jet in our inventory can go on night missions but we have those that conduct night missions.

jakeporeshenko:
Alpha jets fly at night now ?

Yes, they conduct night ops.

Nbote:
I thought d Liegerian Army claimed d report was false?? Can anything true come out of dis govt?

He was probably KIA from another ops. We appreciate his service.

17 were wounded in action but we in the field do not know about their current condition. They've been evacuated for immediate treatment.

RIP hero.

jakeporeshenko:
Brenda Uji exposed this one

I know her. She's a reputable journalist and I have met with her severally.

I will just suggest the Nigerian army or the military in general have her set up publicity for activities going on here. Several times we have hit bokoharam massively and these things don't get reported.

Please disregard any information of blue on blue by the Nigerian airforce. The airforce did not hit any government troops during the encounter with bokoharam.

1) There was no helicopter response from Monguno as aircrafts currently do scramble from maiduguri.
2) QRF was not the first set of reinforcement.
3) The first response came from the Nigerian Army and some elements from the AFSF.
4) The first aircraft to arrive the scene was the ISR which has been on a surveillance mission.
5) Due to the condition, another ISR aircraft was scrambled from maiduguri Airport to support the initial aircraft on ground. First ISR platform established communication with ground troops and the aircraft provided way for the incoming reinforcement due to bokoharam blockage.
6)F-7 came in first and fired the first rocket while the mi-35 and A-jet arrived shortly.
7) ISR already marked troops positions and it was easy to identify own troops.

Please we should stop spreading fake news. There was no blue and blue.

All information here are verified and they are as it happened. Concerning death, I cannot say if there was casualty since the injured soldiers have been moved outside here.

I have been told to get off response on the recent attack as alot of news organization are reading meaning to officers post and comment therefore twisting such information to "anonymous source, a senior officer who doesn't want to be named". I never said the 17 were killed but only evacuated as injured. How many senior officers dey zari sef?

I have been alleged that my statement is the reason why PM says 17 more soldiers have been evacuated and also claimed the evacuated were dead. PT, my comment here doesn't represent the official view of the Nigerian military. I have zero idea about the state of the evacuated soldiers either dead or alive. Pm has something against the military by posting unverified news. Pictures of officers who died from different ops are also being paraded as officers attached to the base at Zari.

1) The base was attacked and troops fought gallantly to repel the attack.
2) the Nigerian Airforce ISR video was even released before any media announced of the attack at Zari.
3) ATF conducted CAS and bokoharam on sighting the aircrafts withdrew from the location.
4) I have no idea on how the firefight went between the government troops and non state actors.


To conclude, posts are of my opinion and views alone. Not to sound too biased, I post both on the problems in this war so as to enable the big guns rectify some issues and I also post the success stories from the Nigerian military which your media has refused to post.

Any life lost will be made known by the authority and I affirm that I haven't seen a single dead officer of the Nigerian military since I arrived Zari. I counted 46 dead bokoharam members who got into the line of fire of the gallant troops on duty.

KEVIND:
Direct your assertion to the following international news outlet:
Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-security/islamists-in-northeast-nigeria-kill-up-to-30-soldiers-sources-idUSKCN1LH3U1?il=0
Aljazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/09/nigerian-soldiers-killed-boko-haram-army-base-raid-180901141047508.html
Daily Mail Uk
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-6121655/30-Nigerian-soldiers-killed-Boko-Haram-raid-military-sources.html
VOA
https://www.voanews.com/a/sources-islamists-in-northeast-nigeria-kill-up-to-30-soldiers/4554322.html
PressTV
https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/09/02/572930/Nigeria-Boko-Haram-Takfiri-Militants-Borno
France24
https://m.france24.com/en/20180901-30-nigerian-soldiers-killed-boko-haram-raid-military-sources

The news is totally wrong. I'm a NAF personnel deployed in support outside FOB to provide reinforcement in ZARI. Look at the multiple line of defence from the base. It was penetrated by bokoharam's ammunition but the ATF scrambled 5 aircrafts which includes two ISR platform to provide close air support.

My unit enroute was also attacked by bokoharam but mrls was launched on their position. Our movement here was supported by 707 SF brigade and Naval elements.

ITbomb:
If they didn't report in the first place, the Army would have even deny that there was an attack

Lies. NAF released an ISR report in support of the operation before any news media report.

Finally here in Zari after the weather elongate our journey. The media seems to have hyped the attack. I have counted 46 dead bokoharam today. Inspected the perimeter line and the line of defence was okay but Ammunitions with good range from bokoharam was penetrating the absolute defence lines. Military casualty is what I can't acertain now but my friends here said they have around 17 evacuated as no one was KIA except during the course of evacuation.

Odunayaw:
We need MALE UAVs quick! Its goddamn time we start Intel driven/time sensitive raids into these MNJTF countries

Niger and Chad. We have a nice cooperation from Cameroon.

bidexiii:
More....

With the swag I hope he told them men are dying here because of the incompetence on their side ? After looting big from Niger, we then turn to the victim here.

Litmus:
Nigeria army denies loosing men in the attack, at least in the numbers AFP/Aljeezera quoted. Nevertheless, wider media is running with the figure.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/02/islamist-militants-kill-up-to-30-nigerian-soldiers-in-attack-on-base

30 soldiers lost is no small matter, guys. I`m struggling to recall if any of the nation's engaged in this world wide battle against terrorism have lost this amount of men in one sitting. How did we manage to loose 30, thirty men? Did bokoharam drop one of those Rusdian world-record sized bomb in the middle of our base? Even then,30 men casualty would raise brows I suspect.

...It's like...I don't know...It's like, what, how, I can't ...isnt this the type of casualty figures primordial spear-wielding native warriors in grass skirts suffered attacking modern gattling gun positions in the 18th century ?

Some people will nearly commit suicide if they loose £30. I`ve just counted up to thirty and it took surprisingly long.

Soldiers died, Jets were also scrambled. A MNJTF, reinforcement got hit by bokoharam but AFSF pushed then out with air support.

Our ISR released videos already. Several bokoharam were hit.

Below is the base defence.

giles14:
repeating same mistake over and over is really annoying.

during raining season BHT becomes energized. why can't the military just adopt and teach those rascals a befitting lesson

It will be well. Mobility is an issue now, should be advancing into that area soon but we're waiting for reinforcement from a naval unit and some elements of 707 SF brigade. ATF has been conducting multiple ISR on bokoharam within the area. There seems to be an influx of several bokoharam in that area. They came in through our bad borders and will possible conduct new attacks very soon so I guess an offensive mission to support existing troops will be conducted.

Mole is something common. I'm not here to die so I take precautions. I have men under my command and wherever we are even if the area is not under my jurisdiction or control, we maintain surveillance and take position. We scan the area with our drones to guarantee what's happening around us therefore giving us time to contact c2 for air support and if the air support isn't coming any time soon, we will analyze the situation by bokoharam fire power. Can we turn it around ?

Bokoharam has a strategy, child and foot soldiers advance towards military position to destabilize us while their gun trucks fire for behind. With no mortar and limited RPG, we can't hit the gun and artillery trucks easily as we are busy with foot soldiers advancing with full speed, shooting sporadically and not minding if they die. Their strategy has been effective so we need mortars and IFVs.

krattoss:
isn't it time to declare state of emergency and shoot any mudafucker trespassing

That's left for the top tier to decide on. The weather is bad and offensive is the solution. We need to bring our tanks, and artillery forward for an offensive mission to slow down bokoharam's movement to our position. I am also a good advocate of mortars.

iblawi:
Better.

How does it feel being under life threatening situation especially when you are at a disadvantage like you late experience?

Apologies boss for the late response. We came under attack again as I was responding yesterday and I have boys manning positions.

The attacks has been consecutive and we're adapting really fast. There is a heavy casualty right now on multinational troops and we could hear the heavy gunshots from our position showing bokoharam came in with heavy equipments. Still no idea on what's happening there but a friend sent me a message saying they have enough casualty. They tried defending the base but they had little fire power to counter Bokoharam's attack.


We've been on high alert here. Our DJI drone has been taking surveillance for us so we have control of our environment for now.

krattoss:
pictures they say s worth more than thousand words.

Stay strong bro

Yes, but we've been cautioned to leave this to the appropriate authority who will give them out to the media.

Odunayaw:
Thank God for your life Sir!

The bolded is a capability I am grateful we have. It seems Regt personnel have some assets at their disposal, in fact it nearly makes the NA looks like it treats it's men disposable

Why do you guys not write/print your tales/books of service in the military like guys from US/UK? it's a goldmine if you ask me

Thank you! I don't think the military command is interested and if done, it will be well scrutinised.