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Improvised crush switch found in #Libya

Various type IEDs found and removed in #Libya

The ATGM attack on the UH-60 hel in El-Arish airport lead to martyrdom of the hel.pilot ,& Colonel from army forces ,Also no. of soldiers injured .


May there soul R.I.P.

#Egyptian Air Force received two Falcon 7X aircraft out of total 4 aircrafts requested by the #EAF in 2015.

#Exclusive - the results of army raid a few days ago targeted high-risk terrorist elements in southern Rafah city , N. #Sinai

The area surrounding El Arish airport is surrounded by large farms from all directions, which facilitates the movement of terrorist elements .

Sedky Sobhy minster of defense & Magdy Abdel-Ghafar minster of interior returned from N. #Sinai by Mil Mi-17 helicopter not by their UH-60 Black hawk that attacked with Kornet-EM ATGM .

The UH-60 Black Hawk in #EAF is used to transport VIPs in #Egyptian armed forces & the president, So ministers of interior & defense were in the airport during the attack . #Sinai

#IS #Sinai published video for the ATGM attack on UH-60 Black hawk helicopter in El-Arish airport during the visit of the #Egyptian Ministers of Defense & Interior to N. #Sinai

#IS #Sinai claims targeting AH-64 Apache attack helicopter for #EAF in El-Arish airport yesterday by Kornet ATGM , & says in statment "they had previous information about the visit of defense & interior ministers .

Inauguration of the Rafale training center in Egypt during French DM visit.

The Egyptian CTU-888

The main objective of the unit is to secure the western region & the western border with "Libya" and the southern border with Sudan, and to carry out raids on terrorist groups outside the #Egyptian borders ,Z unit consists of members from police & army .

.@USArmyAfrica staff join their Nigerian counterparts in Abuja to coordinate and plan for the African Land Forces Summit 2018.

ICYMI: @USArmyAfrica's Acting Commanding General, Brig. Gen. Eugene LeBoeuf and Policy Advisor Jeanne Maloney pose for a group photo in Abuja following LeBoeuf's speech to the @HQNigerianArmy's inaugural War College class.

Peace enforcers from 1st Mechanised Infantry Battalion in @amisomsomalia donated foodstuff and Muslim prayer carpets to residents of Busaar.

Egyptian Army SF

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NIGERIAN AIR FORCE OFFICER BAGS COMMANDANT’S AWARD AT NAVAL WAR COLLEGE

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) officer, Group Captain David Babalola recently bagged the Commandant's Award for the Best Research Paper during the graduation ceremony held for the first set of participants of the Naval Warfare Course at the Naval War College Nigeria. The award winning research paper is titled 'Health Care Delivery and Human Security: An Assessment of the National Health Insurance Scheme in the NAF'. Group Captain Babalola also received the Chief of the Naval Staff's Award for emerging as the Second Best participant on the Naval Warfare Course. The NAF officer received both awards during the College’s first graduation ceremony, which was held on 15 December 2017 at the College premises in Ubima, Rivers State.

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Abayomi Olonisakin, who was the Special Guest of Honour at the graduation ceremony, tasked the graduating participants to bring to bear the knowledge they had acquired in the new responsibilities that would be assigned to them in their respective Services. In addition, the CDS acknowledged the continued support of President Muhammadu Buhari to the Armed Forces of Nigeria. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, was represented at the occasion by Air Vice Marshal Stephen Onuh, who is the Air Officer Commanding Mobility Command of the NAF.

Participants of Naval Warfare Course 1 were made up of 12 officers from the Nigerian Navy in addition to one Nigerian Army and two from the NAF. The participation of two NAF officers in the Naval Warfare Course is in line with the CAS Vision, which focuses on inter-Service cooperation as one of its key drivers. The performance of the award-winning NAF officer during the Course is in keeping with the excellent tradition for which the NAF is renowned. Besides, it is seen as an attestation of the fact that the efforts of the CAS to promote excellence among NAF personnel are yielding fruits.

DOPRI

abiodunalasa:
Boss pls where can I get the video...

Boss pls where can I get the video...

Also looking for video, its not on youtube yet.......

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NIGERIAN AIR FORCE HONOURS LATE AIRCRAFTMAN, COMMISSIONS ADDITIONAL AIRMEN’S RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION IN MINNA

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has honoured late NAF 10/25170 Aircraftman Jamilu Lawal, in appreciation of his sacrifice to end insurgency in Nigeria, by naming the newly constructed block of 30 units of one-bedroom self-contained apartments after him. The late airman, who paid the supreme price while serving in Operation ZAMAN LAFIYA in Northeastern Nigeria, was recognized for placing the interest of the nation above personal interest. The residential accommodation, which is meant for the accommodation of Junior Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) serving in Minna, was commissioned on Friday, 15 December 2017. This is in continuation of efforts by the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, to ensure that all personnel of the NAF and their families are properly accommodated.

The CAS, who was represented at the commissioning ceremony by the Chief of Administration, Air Vice Marshal Lawal Alao, stated that the current NAF leadership places a high premium on personnel welfare. Accordingly, everything possible is being done to make them comfortable, considering the enormous sacrifices they make on a daily basis. He then urged the beneficiaries to take adequate care of the new facilities. He added that the Federal Government was very mindful of the sacrifices being made by military personnel and hence, its commitment to their welfare through the provision of adequate resources to execute the various welfare projects. He encouraged the personnel to continue to be loyal, dedicated and professional in the discharge of their constitutional responsibilities.

The Jamilu Block is one in the series of residential accommodation blocks and other projects commissioned at 351 Base Services Group, Minna under the current NAF Administration to enhance personnel welfare. It would be recalled that the NAF, on 26 September 2017, commissioned a 10 x 1 residential block for NCOs in Minna and named it after late Flight Sergeant Hassan TM, who also paid the supreme price during the ongoing war against insurgency. Other projects recently commissioned at the NAF Base Minna include an office complex, an 18 x 2 Senior NCOs’ accommodation and other types of residential accommodations. Besides, as part of efforts by the current NAF leadership to have accommodation sufficiency and improve the welfare of personnel for effective and efficient service delivery, several residential accommodations had been built in different parts of the country. A notable feature in the NAF, in the current dispensation, is the focus on the immortalization of NAF personnel who paid the supreme sacrifice in the course of service to the nation.

DOPRI

ONLINE VERSION OF NIGERIAN AIR FORCE DOCUMENTARY TITLED ‘BEYOND THE BOMBS AND BULLETS’


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmU15AiVAJo


Olatokunbo Adesanya
Air Vice Marshal
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwYN5aos5c8

NIGERIAN AIR FORCE COMMENCES OPERATION RUWAN WUTA 3, SETS BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS STRUCTURES ON FIRE

On 12 Dec 17, the Air Task Force of OP LAFIYA DOLE commenced an intensive bombardment of the hideouts of Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) in Northern BORNO and the SAMBISA general area in an operation codenamed Operation RUWAN WUTA 3. On the first day of the Operation, an air interdiction mission was conducted on a BHT hideout in KOLARAM, which is 37km East of MONGUNO. Previous Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions by Nigerian Air Force (NAF) platforms had revealed KOLARAM to be an active BHT location from where the terrorists had launched attacks on our surface forces in Northern BORNO. Accordingly, 2 NAF helicopters were detailed for a pre-dawn attack on the settlement, followed by another wave of attacks from 4 fighter aircraft. Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) showed that several structures were destroyed, causing fire within the settlement while some insurgents were killed in the process. On the same day, one NAF helicopter and some fighter aircraft attacked an adjoining settlement Southeast of KOLARAM, targeting structures that had been observed to host significant BHT activities. The targeted BHT structures were destroyed and engulfed in fire, killing the terrorists hiding in them.

During the attacks on KOLARAM and Southeast of KOLARAM, some escaping insurgents were tracked as they fled northwards to JUBILARAM, which is 38km Northeast of MONGUNO. Accordingly, another wave of air interdiction was launched on the location, which was also found to be active with BHT activities. Four NAF fighter aircraft took turns to attack structures occupied by BHT elements in the settlement. Subsequent BDA revealed that the attacks resulted in a large part of the settlement being engulfed in fire, thereby destroying the BHTs structures and neutralizing the fleeing BHTs.

OLATOKUNBO ADESANYA
Air Vice Marshal
Director of Public
Relations and Information

PRESS RELEASE

EXTENSION OF TENURE OF SERVICE CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF AND SERVICE CHIEFS

1. The President and Commander in chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, having carefully reviewed the on-going military operations across the nation and the efforts of the Chief of Defence staff and the Service chiefs in the counter insurgency operations in the North East coupled with the security situation of the Niger Delta region, has graciously approved the extension of tenure of service of General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, the Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai Chief of Army Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-EteIkwe Ibas, the Chief of Naval staff and Air Marshal Sadique Baba Abubakar, the Chief of Air staff.

2. This extension is pursuant of the powers conferred on the President and Commander in chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by section 218 (1) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and section 09.06 of the Harmonised Terms and Conditions for Service for officers (2012) Revised.

3. The Honourable Minister of Defence Mansur Muhammad Dan-Ali therefore congratulate the Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs for earning the confidence of the President, Commander in Chief of the Armed Force of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the people of Nigeria leading to their extension of service.

4. You are please requested to disseminate this information through your medium.

Signed:
Colonel Tukur Gusau
Public Relations Officer to the Hon Minister of Defence
18 December 2017

jpphilips:
Classified info bro!!

What is been classified bro....about your P-series radars been installed at an airforce base.

PRESS RELEASE

NO UN STAFF KILLED IN MAULA ENCOUNTER WITH INSURGENTS

Contrary to the information currently making the rounds in a section of the media that four United Nations staff had been killed and four trucks conveying food for internally displaced persons were carted away, the Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole wishes to state that the report grossly misrepresents the true situation of the incident as none of the casualties in the encounter has been identified as a staff of the UN.

In setting the record straight, it is necessary to state here that a patrol escorting a convoy of civilian vehicles to Logomani encountered an ambush staged by elements of Boko Haram insurgents at Maula village along Dikwa-Ngala trans sahara highway which resulted in a firefight between troops and the insurgents.The troops however fought through the ambush, overpowered the insurgents and killed six of them. The troops also captured 3 AK 47 rifles, 3 locally fabricated fire arms, 4 magazines and a belt of 7.62 mm ammunition. Sadly four persons died in the encounter. Although none of the persons killed in the ambush has so far been identified as a staff of the UN, this Headquarters considers the lives of all citizens and indeed all humans sacrosanct, which must be protected by troops even at a supreme price.

The situation has been brought under control and and further exploitation of the general area is currently being carried out by Mobile strike Team of Operation Lafiya Dole.

Please disseminate this information through your various news media to the general public.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Col O Nwachukwu
Deputy Director Public Relations
Theatre Command
Operation Lafiya Dole

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COAS VISITS WOUNDED IN ACTION SOLDIERS ON HOSPITAL ADMISSION AT 44 NIGERIAN ARMY REFERENCE HOSPITAL KADUNA

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General TY Buratai paid and unscheduled visit to Nigerian Army Wounded in Action Soldiers from the north east on hospital admission at 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Kaduna on Friday 15th December 2017.

He was conducted round the 4 Operation LAFIYA DOLE wards of the hospital by the Director, Major General Ikechukwu Bernard Okeke. The COAS interacted and commiserated with each of the soldiers on admission as he went round from one bed to another. During the visit, he also gave further directives on the review of the patients conditions, expedited treatment and proper care.

Lieutenant General TY Buratai has always made it a point of duty to visit troops recuperating in hospital whenever he visits any military location.

The Chief of Army Staff was accompanied by some Principal Staff Officers and at the Army Headquarters and the Director Army Army Public Relations.

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PRESS RELEASE
167 INSURGENTS CAPTURED AS TROOPS INTENSIFY OPERATIONS IN LAKE CHAD ISLANDS

Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have intensified the ongoing offensive on Boko Haram enclaves in the Islands around the Lake Chad region. The offensive which commenced about two weeks ago with coordinated air and artillery bombardments on Boko Haram enclaves while ground troops moved in to clear the areas, is yielding positive results, as several insurgents have been killed and 167 insurgents who were fleeing from the offensive have been captured by troops.

Troops also extricated and profiled 67 women and 173 children who revealed during profiling exercise that they are family members of insurgents who fled, following troops' offensive. Arrangement is ongoing to hand them over to IDP camp authorities after preliminary investigations are concluded.

Meanwhile in the past two months, troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have sustained ongoing precursor operations and have conducted long range fighting patrols and ambushes seeking out and clearing BHT hideouts in Saada and Juwei in the fringes of northern Borno. During the operations troops intercepted and arrested 53 fleeing insurgents who have been profiled and are currently helping with investigations. Fifteen insurgents have also willingly abandoned the insurgent group, describing it as a futile struggle and have surrendered to troops of Operation Lafiya Dole within the period.

Our heartfelt sympathy and condolences go to families and relations of troops as well as civilians who paid the supreme price in the encounters and callous suicide bomb and Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attacks by the terrorists.

While troops continue relentlessly in the ongoing offensive to decisively rid the north east hinterlands of insurgents, members of the public are implored to be more security conscious and vigilant in their homes, communities, places of worship , markets and other places of business to identify strange persons as well as any suspicious activity and promptly report same to security agencies. They are also urged to remember to “Say something, if you see something”.

Please disseminate this information to the general public through your various news media.

Grateful for your cooperation.

Col Onyema Nwachukwu
Deputy Director Public Relations
Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole