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ANOTHER MEANS OF I.E.D DEPLOYEMENT ONCE RUMOURED USED IN THE N.E & CHAD BY BHT

Other means of deployment which was not mentioned are bicycle and animals mostly cows & birds.

DISCOVERED I.E.D FACTORIES.


Between March 2015 and February 2016, security forces reported capturing 6 IED making facilities.
Most of these locations are to the east of the AO, surrounding Maiduguri in an arc running East to South;
March 2015-Buni Yadi, Gujba LGA, Yobe State
July 2015- Faljari, Dikwa LGA, Borno State
August 2015- Dikwa, Dikwa LGA, Borno State
August 2015- Miyati and Nyaleri, Damboa LGA, Borno State
September 2015-Awaisari, Jere LGA, Borno State
November 2015- Gonin Kurmi, Bama LGA, Borno State
February 2016-  Ngoshe, Gwoza LGA, Borno State

Geographic spread: The geographic spread of this campaign differs in that more attacks took place to the east and north east of the AO than before. Attacks to the west of the AO were comparatively limited.

Borno State, Extreme Nord Region and Yobe State sustained the majority of the attacks which in Borno were heavily concentrated in Maiduguri Metropolitan area and the surrounding LGAs. In Extreme Nord Region the most affected area was Mayo Sava Department, whilst in Yobe State it was Damaturu.

Attacks also seemed to follow a broad axial pattern along lines of communications or key terrain features for example along the Potiskum to Damaturu to Maiduguri Road, Damaturu to Biu Road, Maiduguri to Bama, Bama to Gulak, a corridor from the El Beid River Crossing at Gamboru Ngala/ Fotokol to the Chari River crossing at Kousseri/ N’Djamena, the eastern approaches to the Gwoza Hills forming a triangle with Mora as the point anchored at Kerawa and Mozogo in Cameroun and the Yobe River Crossing from Damasak to Diffa

Some of these ‘IED corridors’ contained or were near IED making facilities for example Damaturu to Biu Road (Buni Yadi), Maiduguri to Bama (Gonin Kurmi to the east), Bama to Gulak (Ngoshe to the East), Gamboru Ngala/ Fotokol (Dikwa to the west) , Kerawa to Mozogo (Ngoshe to the west).

Whilst there is insufficient data one can make the following assumptions; IED making facilities are mainly in Nigeria and close to the border areas, based on the distribution of attacks and IED making centres, it would appear they are generally within 50km of their target areas. It can also be assessed that the enemy must have a large, well hidden supply of components and more importantly experienced personnel as attacks do not seem to be affected by the loss of these facilities.

I.E.D is cheap and a easy yet destructive weapon to deploy by Boko Haram. It is and will remain a weapon of choice irrespective of Boko Harams battlefield fortunes.

MULTIPLE INPACT : DEFFEDENT ROUNDS OF AMMUNATION WHERE USED TO STOP THESE V.B.I.E.D..

PART OF A V.B.I.E.D DESTROYED BY A MBT SHELL.

IMAGES OF A V.B.I.E.D & AN V.B.I.E.D ATTACKED THAT WAS NEUTRALIZED AND EXPLODED DURING FIRE ENGAGEMENT.

Large IEDS.


Devices are contained in gas cylinders and vehicles, as these devices generally vary in size it is unclear how much explosives are used, however they could contain up to 100-500kg of explosive, generally a mix of HME, commercial explosives, military ordinance and fuel.

Methods of emplacement: the most popular method of emplacement have been Person Borne, sub surface laid & surface laid

Surface laid IED: this includes small and medium devices used in attacks or else left in public places disguised as ordinary goods such as firewood bundles, food flasks, handbags, luggage, electronics etc. These are usually detonated remotely by the user or by use of a fuse.

Sub surface laid devices; Most attacks are in combat zones and are not that well reported, particularly in Nigeria. However these consist of medium sized devices buried under the ground generally on roads, paths or other likely routes, which are either detonated remotely by the user or the victim.

Person Borne IED (PBIED): devices are carried on, by or about a person and detonated either by a the person or by remote control. Picture below.

A NA VEHICLE ALSO BEING DESTROYS BY AN I.E.D


Luckily most soldiers where lucky with minor injuries.

The following are various I.E.D TYPES & COMPONENTS.


Pictures respectively are : det chords, captured ordinance such as 60mm and 81mm mortar bombs, 105mm and 155m artillery shells to devise medium to large IEDs, gas cylinder of various sizes that might be fabricated.

I.E.D TYPES.


IED Types and Characteristics: for the purpose of this article IEDs are classified by size, type of explosive, container, method of emplacement and method of detonation in as much as that information is publicly available.

Size: Boko Haram IEDs in this period have mainly ranged from small handheld devices (drink can or beer bottle) to medium device (backpack, food flask, explosive vest, small gas cylinder or fire extinguisher). There have been a few large devices (e.g. vehicle borne) however they have not featured heavily in this campaign.

Explosives: Boko Harams devices have used a mix of commercial, Home Made and military explosives

Commercial explosives: Boko Haram is known to have stolen explosives from cement
factories, mines, road builders and quarries in Gombe and Yobe State and Waza. These have been described as dynamite but could include a wide range of low/ high explosives such as ANFO. These raids would also have netted detonators, det cord, blasting caps and other IED components

Homemade Explosives (HME): there is no open source specifying the type of HME used by Boko Haram but due to the consistent discovery of fertiliser at IED making facilities, one can assume they are mainly ammonium nitrate based explosives. North East Nigeria has a large agricultural sector of which the majority are small holdings, thus fertiliser is stored and distributed widely and manufactured in the region. Chemicals that are used in the manufacture of HME appear to have been sourced from educational institutes in some cases. These explosives are used in small, medium and large devices


Below are category of I.E.D are small sized I.E.D from plastic & can bottle respectively.

THE NORTH EAST THEATRE AND THE VARIOUS I.E.D TECHNICQUES BEING DEPLOYED.
(I.E.D, V.B.I.E.D, P.B.I.E.D, B.B.I.E.D & SOMETIMES ANIMAL BEING THE MEDIUM CARRIER)


In an attempt to understand the techniques, tactics and procedures of Boko Haram, we take a look at their use of IEDs for the period 01 March 2015– 01 February 2016.
This time period encompasses the successful Nigerian Offensive by 7 Div and 3 Div under Op Zaman Lafiya to defeat Boko Haram main forces and secure the elections and the subsequent change in political and military leadership and renewed offensive under Op Lafiya Dole to reclaim occupied territory and Boko Haram’s response to this effort.

These periods and military offensive where bloody for the front-line troops because it was a tactics heavily used against our military and there where no counter measures.

IED attacks ranged across Northern Nigeria encompassing the military Area of Operations (AO)-Borno, Yobe Adamawa- as well as Gombe, Plateau, Kano and Kaduna States, Niger Republic’s Diffa Region, Cameroun’s Extreme Nord Region and Chads Lac, N’Djamena and Chari Barguimi Regions.

Using open source data collected by this author (with all the necessary caveats that entails) it is hoped that one can better understand Boko Harams use of IEDs, their tactics, intent and concept of operations.

To do this we will look at the IEDS & VBIED which where the common, To understand the use and analyse the tactical, operational and strategic use of Improvised bombs in the campaign during this time frame.

Above picture is a REVA MRAP seriously damaged by an I.E.D.
Below is NA soft skin toyota hilux turn into shreds by an I.E.D and most of the soldiers died and some with life time injuries.

Africa: 4,000 Troops Needed By AU Force to Fail Al Shabaab in Somalia


The African Union Mission in Somalia will need additional 4,000 troops to liberate the remaining Al Shabaab controlled areas in the Juba Valley, Bakool, Hiraan and some coastal areas.

The additional troops will boot the current 21,129 troops from Ethiopia , Kenya, Uganda, Burundi that are currently on high alert to secure the ongoing elections, but which is still operating below the ideal capacity.

The Amisom spokesperson, Col Joseph Kibet told The East African in Mogadishu that although the force needs a maximum of 49,000 to fully secure the remaining areas, the recent African Union (AU) Peace Security Council recommended additional 4,000 troops which can be sourced from the Troop Contributing Countries (TCC) or from fresh volunteers.

Col Kibet said that although the recent withdrawal of non-Amisom Ethiopian troops from Somalia from Hiraan region has seen Al Shabaab recapture six town in Central Somalia where they had been routed bit it has not affected the operations much because they are in areas where the African forces had not yet deployed.

"The last three attempts by Al Shabaab to attack election centres in the last one month have been thwarted so they have resorted to insurgency and assassinations. We need more troops to capture the improvised explosive devices and take the battle to them because the more we wait the more they will surprise us," said Col Kibet.

While the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) has revealed that funds are available to support additional 4,000 troops, there have not been any volunteers since the decision was taken two months ago.

Head of UNSOS, Hubert Price, who is also an Assistant Secretary-General, said that resources are available but there are still discussions where the troops will come from.

"We have got resources yes but someone has to agree to deploy because we can only fund troops that are available and ready. it is up the AU to decide whether the troops will come from member countries or from without, each of them having different implications," said Mr Price.

While most of the TCCs are already overstretched and some of them like Burundi and Kenya have threatened to pull out because of delayed payment and lack of compensation, very few African countries are willing to commit troops in Somalia.

Ethiopia recently withdrew over 2,000 non-Amisom troops that have been in Somalia under a bilateral agreement between Mogadishu and Addis Ababa, citing lack of support from the international community. Burundi on the other hand, is threatening to withdraw because the European Union has delayed payment to its soldiers because the donors don't want the money to be channelled through the government.

A REVA MRAP BEING HIT BY I.E.D (NOT RECENT)

12,000 Soldiers To Be Recruited Annually For Next Eight Years – Buratai


http://www.informationng.com/2016/01/12000-soldiers-to-be-recruited-annually-for-next-eight-years-buratai.html

Buratai Commissions Project Built By Army Engineers In Kebbi…As Kebbi Gov Hosts COAS


https://thenigerian.ng/buratai-commissions-project-built-army-engineers-kebbi-kebbi-gov-hosts-coas/

Boko Haram Resurgence: Military Accepts Errors, Identifies Fault-lines


http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/11/28/boko-haram-resurgence-military-accepts-errors-identifies-fault-lines-2/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

Odunayaw:
Artymen and Oga DeathMachine
Please what was the battlefield performance of the Igirigi
It seems that thing is AWOL

The Igirigi APC did perform well as an APC, now due to that the north east has being littered with I.E.D they av to be pulled out together with other light skinned APC (okota & panhard).

You only see the okota & panhard APC used in manning check points and patrols in town and cities in the N.E. The last time I saw an Igirigi APC was last year august in Abuja and that was in front of the police HQ and the armies guard brigade .

Odunayaw:
NAF can do more in ELINT concerning this war

May be u re frame or explain further more on ur question ........

Dikhi254:
Mi-28 KDF

Am sorry but I can not just help myself than to laugh......

We are restrategising to elimate Boko Haram finally from battlefield- Buratai



The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai on Monday, said that the army was restrategising to track and eliminate the remaining Boko Haram elements from the battle field.

Buratai said this while speaking with journalists at the media workshop, organised by the Nigerian Army School of Public Relations and Information (NASPRI) at 81 Division Officers’ Mess, Lagos.

Buratai, who was represented by the Chief of Civil-Military Affairs, Maj.-Gen. Peter Boje, assured that the elements would finally be eliminated finally from the battlefield in no time.

Buratai, who was also the special guest of honour and speaker, delivered a lecture entitled, ‘’The Utilisation of New Generation Warfare Tactics: Gains and Successes in the North-East Operations’’.
“We are degrading their activities. Most of the areas that were initially occupied by the insurgents have been captured and a lot of them have dispersed.
“But again, there are elements of this Boko Haram that are scattered all over the North- East and if you know their characteristics, you will know they operate in small cells.

“So they come out and carry out small attacks and disappear. So, we are making efforts to restrategise, track and finally eliminate them from the battlefield,“ he said.

He expressed delight that the military and the media had excellent working relationship, adding that the military at all times would continue to collaborate and exchange information with the media, as required.

“We have been very open with the media. ‘’We do not make any negative statement about the Nigerian media and the media are doing very well to the best of my knowledge.’’

Buratai, whose lecture talked about the concept of new generation warfare, challenges and way forward, identified information, psychological and cyber operation as some of the new generation warfare tactics.

He said that the way forward was for every Nigerian to cooperate with the military in providing it with timely information on suspicious activities of individuals or groups in his or her community or locality.

Mr Femi Adeshina, Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, urged the military to ensure constant training and retraining of journalists aimed at ensuring better reportage of the military.

Adeshina, whose lecture was entitled,’’ The Challenges and Expectations of the Media in Military Operations, called on the military to facilitate scoops for the media.

“The Nigerian Media must work in proactivity,“ he said.

While speaking with journalists, Adeshina also reiterated that the Federal Government’ commitment in tackling the insurgency, by going after the sponsors of Boko Haram.

“This government is tackling the issue of insurgency and if it knows the sponsors and it is double sure they are the sponsors, those sponsors will be treated like Boko Haram.“

On the released Chibok girls, Adeshina said the girls were being rehabilitated physically and psychologically.

Earlier, Col. Sanni Usman, Acting Director, Army Public Relations, in his address of welcome said the workshop was a platform where the military and journalists would rub minds and exchange ideas.

“We have some commanding officers of units located in the North-East and other parts of the country as participants.

“Their participation in the study period is crucial to the overall success of the Nigerian Army’s Counter Insurgency and Peace Keeping Operation as well as other Internal Security Operations.
“It is our intention to use this forum to implore for more positive coverage of the army’s activities with due observance of the principles of accuracy and security by the media,“ he said.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Commanding Officers, Directorate of Army Public Relation Officers (DAPR), journalists and personalities from other sectors are attending the three-day workshop.

#NN
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Gallant troops kill 30 terrorists in failed ambush



http://worldstagegroup.com/wap/readnews.php?id=32861

Army Council Approves 8th Division in Sokoto


The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Yusuf Buratai has disclosed that the Nigerian Army Council has approved the establishment of the 8th Army Division in Sokoto.

He disclosed this in Sokoto on Sunday when he paid condolence visit on the Governor of Sokoto state, Aminu Tambuwal over the death of late Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki.

The COAS however said that the officers and men that would be posted to the new Division were currently operating in the Northeast.

According to Buratai, “As soon the security situation in that region is fully stabilised, the Division will move to Sokoto. The move is part of efforts to provide sustainable peace and unity of Nigeria, and the Nigerian Army is fully committed to ensuring this.”

Commending Tambuwal for his support to the 1 Brigade and other security agencies in Sokoto, the COAS also commended the governor for the existing relationship between the Army and the people of the state.

Burutai reiterated the commitment of the Nigerian Army and the Federal Government to ensuring sustainable national security, peace and unity.

He described the late Sultan Ibrahim Dasuki as a national icon whose legacies would remain indelible.

Responding, Tambuwal commended the Army for establishing a Division and two Command Secondary Schools in Sokoto and Shagari.
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Also pledging to continue to support the military as well as other security agencies in the state,Tambuwal further commended the Nigerian Army for its efforts to restore peace in the Northeast and other parts of Nigeria.

Cuba In Angola - War of Independence 1975



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVqwFYGzL-M

BATTLE FIELD IMAGES....

MikeCZA:
"Take off your hats and show respect to your heroes"

Easy man....

As a military man we don't just take off ur hat/cap just like that. During the burials of fallen soldier do you see them take off there cap/hat...

You can take off ur hat or cap at the point or place of burial.

LAYING TO REST OF A FALLEN HERO..

Nigerdeltaboi:
hahah death machine ooooooooo

Coded..

nemesis2u:
Belarus

Yeap..

nemesis2u:
looks like these r new purchases

maybe a couple of years back

Of course they are new purchase.

Henry240:
Page 199

It's either an AK =103 or 74.

CION