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Somalia: Al Shabaab Briefly Seizes Military Base in Somalia

Al shabaab says it has taken "complete control" of the Somali National Army (SNA) and AMISOM camps in Lafoole village in lower Shabelle region following an attack on Wednesday night.

A report posted on pro-al Shabaab website says heavily armed militants launched overnight the strategic town of Lafoole, some 20Kms north-west of Mogadishu following fierce battle.

Hundreds of gun-toting Al Shabaab fighters moved in the village late last night, and engaged heavy exchange of fire with Somali National Army (SNA) forces and AMISOM.

Local residents said both sides have exchanged heavy gunfire raged on for hours in Lafoole, before the militants wrested control of the area from the Somali and AU troops.

There are reports of casualties on both sides, but Radio Shabelle could not independently verify the casualty figures as a result of the overnight attack on SNA, AMISOM bases.

Somali troops, backed by AMISOM soldiers have regained control of the base on Thursday morning without a resistance after Al shabaab pulled out of the village.

#CION

Odunayaw:
ah too like dz CAS...gr8 at welfare & publicity
jF-17!!m'on duro o

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Odunayaw:
NA

Nice one mate.

CAS INSPECTION OF ONGOING PROJECTS AT 99 ACTG, KAINJI

SergeAlain:
Good work NAF!!! Cannot commend you enough!!
A Nation only truly moves forward when it begins to use what it has (brain and man power) to address its needs. Chief of Air Staff, Please do not disband the team now, give them more work!!

- Can we begin to toy with producing a locally made general purpose bomb? no guidance, just an effective bomb with impact or proximity fuses!!
- How about a locally made rockets and rocket pods??

Never again should a foreign power hold us to ransom at our point of dire need!!!

Honestly the CAS is on top of his game.

Carry on with the good work sir!

#MORE....

#NAF

NAF SUCCESSFULLY TEST FIRES ANOTHER LOCALLY WEAPONIZED A-JET AIRCRAFT

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) today successfully test fired another locally weaponized Alpha Jet aircraft acquired from overseas without weapon delivery capability. The latest feat makes the third Alpha Jet aircraft to be so reconfigured and weaponised locally. The NAF, at the heat of the Boko Haram insurgency, had acquired three Alpha Jet aircraft from private individuals in the United States however without combat capability. Subsequent efforts to use foreign vendors to re-militarise the aircraft proved abortive for several reasons. The challenge led the NAF to look inward for solution locally by assembling a team of engineers and technicians designated NAF “Technical Response Team (TRT)” comprising serving and retired NAF personnel, and civilians. The team, has since its inauguration, achieved tremendous successes that have greatly enhanced the operational capability of the NAF, especially with respect to the ongoing fight against the Boko Haram insurgency in the North East, as well as saved huge foreign exchange for the nation. One other major feat achieved with the latest reconfigured aircraft is its ability to fire rockets and bombs from both the East and West

persius555:
I am sensing that the visit is an indication that the thunderbirds are on the way. We should be looking at Pakitani-Isreali-India-Russo military collaborations to properly combat rising militancy activities in the country.

Am assuming the same thing.......

PAKISTAN DEFENCE CHIEF LAUDS NIGERIANS ARMED FORCES

The Director General of Joint Staff of the Pakistani Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Najib Ullah Khan has lauded the Nigerian Armed Forces for their tremendous feat in decimating the Boko Haram Terrorists in the North-East and their steadfastness in curbing other criminalities despite the myriad of security challenges in the country.

General Khan made the remark during a visit to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin at the Defence Headquarters Abuja. While commending the CDS for his remarkable leadership qualities and direction, he noted that Pakistan and Nigeria has a mutual security commitment to defeat terrorism which has become a global phenomenon, stressing that the two countries need to synergise to defeat the common enemy.

General Khan solicited for enhanced military bi-lateral relations with the Defence Headquarters and assured the CDS of cooperation in the area of training and provisions of equipment.
In his remarks, General Olonisakin recalled that Pakistan and Nigeria have excellent military relations. He observed that the two countries have a lot to learn from each other in the resolve to defeat terrorism. The CDS briefed the Pakistani Military Delegation on their collaborative effort of the Multinational Joint Tasks Force and their commendable achievements in the war against terror. He solicited for technical assistance and closer military relations with the Pakistani Armed Forces.


The Director General was accompanied by the Pakistani High Commissioner to Nigeria and other staff officers of the Embassy while the CDS was with his Principal Staff Officers at the Defence Headquarters during the visit. The Pakistani delegation will continue their visit to Service Chiefs and other security agencies in the country.
Highlights of the events included the exchange of souvenirs and group photographs.

iblawi:
You are smart. Pakistani chief of defence staff must be in Nigeria for a purpose. Although he was with the police 2 days ago too. The airforce already said JF17 thunder and mi35 helicopters will be in service soon, am just bothered about the numbers we are expecting.

Exactly the numbers.....

#CION....

Henry240:
We have seen the MI-17 terminator1SH been delivered. I'll look for the photo and tag you. Atleast we can confirm 1, delivered.


I don't know if these are from 2014, it remains to be seen. However, I remember asking @Zachary999 if the ordered 6x MI-35M were still coming, to which he affirmed.

As it is, i don't know which orders these are, my only concern is they get delivered on schedule.

Okay.

MI-17terminatir1SH that where delivered where 2nd-hand and they where only two of them.

I stand to be correct, am just trying to figure things out.

Henry240:
@Tdayof and @iblawi, the Pakistani Chief of Defence Staff is currently in Nigeria, and he visited our CAS. I'm sure they most have talked about the JF-17s.



So, like we now know, the Pakis are in town, however this isn't the news, the Pakis, Americans, British and Israelis are always in town, in-fact lately the Chinese also.


What is news is, why would the CAS have a model of an aircraft that is not known to be in NAF service in his conference room?


.....Usually, senior chiefs have a replica of an aircraft they have in the country's inventory in their offices. It's a practice done right across the world.



The Nigerian CAS has a replica/model of an armed UAV, a CH-3A in his conference table, as expected. Nothing unusual there.photo 1


However in the preceding photos, we can see a model of a CH-4 UAV, a type not known to be in service. why would the CAS have a model of the CH-4 in his office, except if the CH-4 is in service.


I guess, we can only wait and see if i'm right or wrong.

@henry u av a sharp and detailed eye, you know av since the picture early these morning but i didn't take notice of them.

Anyway, in the first picture the model of the drone looks like what's in already in our inventory the CH-3A and in the previous pictures on the same table and the the sake conference room the CH-3A UAV iis not there, it's another UAV drone model type.

To me it's seeks like the NAF is hunting for new drone platform's. What happened in that conference room looks like a presentation on drone prototypes, just saying....

tdayof:
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/08/terrorism-air-force-expecting-12-attack-helicopter-gunships-russia/amp/
He did not talk about the JF-17's. Hope the order is still on?

The JF -17 is a done deal.

@henry is these the 2014 order.......?

If it his, why are the MI-17terminatorISh not inclusive.

Al Shabaab Claims to Have Killed a U.S. Soldier in Raid

Al Shabaab said its fighters killed a U.S. Soldier in an attack on a convoy carrying Somali, KDF and American forces near Kismayo city on Wednesday morning.

Al Shabaab claimed the coalition forces' convoy came under deadly surprise ambush by armed militants at Abdalla Birole area, about 40Km west of Kismayo town.

According to a statement posted on pro-al Shabaab Andalus Radio's website, an American Elite soldier was among several soldiers killed in Today's attack.

Unites States of America has a contingent of elite troops acting as military advisers helping Somali forces in assaults on Al Shabaab bases in south and central Somalia.

Boko Haram’s former leader has not given up his global jihad, despite being snubbed by ISIS in early August.

Since Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau pledged allegiance to self-proclaimed Islamic State’s leader Abubakar al-Baghdadi in March 2015, Boko Haram has been known as the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP). From that pledge until August 8, 2016, the formerly bombastic Shekau had not been seen publicly. During this period, Shekau and his former rival for Boko Haram leadership, Mamman Nur, appear to have been locked in a factional feud, with the two of them sending audios behind-the-scenes condemning one another. Nevertheless, until August 3 the Islamic State recognized Shekau as the “wali,” or governor, of ISWAP.

Mamman Nur is wanted by Interpol and the FBI for masterminding the UN Headquarters attack in Abuja in August 2011, which killed more than twenty people. Nur accuses Shekau of being dictatorial, religiously uncompromising, killing or maiming (via sharia punishment) innocent Muslim civilians, and burning down mosques over small “violations,” including being disloyal to Shekau. There are also disagreements between Islamic State leadership, Nur, and Shekau over the practice of slavery and the fate of the Chibok captives as well as Shekau’s “not giving enough weapons to soldiers [of the other faction],” which forced them to withdraw and “be replaced by unbelievers” in the “Islamic State.” Nur’s criticisms of Shekau resemble those of other breakaway factions, such as the Yusufiya Islamic Movement in 2011 and al-Qaeda in the Magreb (AQIM)-aligned Ansaru in 2012-2013.

On August 3, the Islamic State announced that Nur-aligned Abu Musab al-Barnawi (the son of Boko Haram’s founder, Muhammed Yusuf) is the new “wali” of ISWAP. Shekau immediately responded with an audio, where he made clear that he is reverting to his former position as “imam” of Jamaatu ahlis Sunna li’Dawati wal Jihad (JAS, the original name of the surviving followers of Muhammed Yusuf). In the audio, Shekau complained that Caliph al-Baghdadi did not respond to his messages about Abu Musab al-Barnawi’s “unbelief.” On August 8, JAS then released a video of Shekau acknowledging Abu Musab al-Barnawi is the new “wali” of ISWAP, but that he will continue the “jihad against Nigeria and the world” as the leader of JAS.

So, the catch now is that the ISWAP faction and Shekau’s JAS faction all still consider Abubakar al-Baghdadi as the caliph. The Islamic State, however, only recognizes ISWAP and the “governorship” of al-Barnawi. Shekau, therefore, is no longer with the Islamic State. But his JAS faction may still be larger and stronger than ISWAP.

CAS SOLICITS PAKISTAN SUPPORT TO BOOST REGIMENT TRAINING

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Mshl Sadique Abubakar has asked the Pakistan military to help the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to boost the local training of its Special Forces personnel. The CAS made the call while receiving the Director General Joint Staff of the Pakistan Armed Forces (PAF), Lt Gen Najeeb Ullah Khan in his office at NAF Headquarters, Abuja. Air Mshl Abubakar urged his guest, who was in Nigeria to seek new areas of bilateral cooperation between Pakistan and Nigeria, to consider the possibility of seconding PAF Special Forces trainers to Nigeria to help train more NAF Regiment personnel at home, noting its inherent advantage of cost effectiveness.

Recall that before now, the British Military Advisory and Training Team (BMATT) has been involved in training NAF Regiment personnel locally in force protection and airfield defence with a view to building their capacity to protect key NAF installations and assets. This gesture is part of the United Kingdom assistance to combating insurgency challenge in Nigeria. The recent call on the Pakistan Government by the CAS is to give boost to the local training of NAF Special Forces personnel. The CAS identified pilot training and aircraft maintenance as other areas of possible defence cooperation between Nigeria and Pakistan.

#CION

Twitter Suspends Another 235,000 Accounts Promoting Terrorism


http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2016/08/twitter-suspends-another-235000-accounts-promoting-terrorism/130861/

giles14:
yesterday

d andoni ii SD boat

Nigerian Navy unveils 30 made-in-Nigeria gunboats


http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/208773-nigerian-navy-unveils-30-made-nigeria-gunboats.html

Cameroon: 27 Boko Haram killed in ambush, says army

Twenty-seven Boko Haram militants have been killed in Cameroon’s Far North region near the Nigerian border, security sources told Anadolu Agency Wednesday.

"27 fighters were eliminated in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday near Fotokol, near the border with Nigeria, during an ambush by the MNJTF," said Bouba Dobekreo, a commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force.

The MNJTF was created by Lake Chad Basin countries – Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon and Benin – aimed at eradicating the Nigerian militant group.

"Ten other elements of the armed group were arrested, and heavy weapons, including machine guns, were also seized," he added.

Dobekreo said that no damage or casualties were reported on the side of the Cameroon defense force because the troops had prepared before reaching their ambush.

Boko Haram has been weakened in recent months due to intensified strikes by coalition troops from Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon. French and U.S. troops are supporting the regional force.

An internal dispute and fights over leadership have also weakened the terrorist group.

The insurgent group has been waging a war against Nigeria and neighboring states that has seen at least 20,000 people killed and 2.7 million displaced over the last seven years.

giles14:
so our navy launch boat person no even know

When was that.....

Nigerian army frees Ahmad Bolori


http://www.nigeriatoday.ng/2016/08/boko-haram-to-negotiate-or-not/

Wanted female Boko Haram negotiator allowed to go home


Read more: https://www.naij.com/932894-nigerian-military-releases-woman-links-boko-haram.html

Uganda: We Will Sink You, Al-Shabaab Vow As UPDF Weapons Ship Docks

Mogadishu — There was an air of suppressed expectation on the ship as the Somalian coastline drew ever closer. The merchant ship carrying Uganda Battle Group One's long-awaited weapons, food and war material, was hours away from docking. It had been almost two weeks of waiting for the infantrymen who had landed in Mogadishu ahead of their equipment on March 6, 2007.

This was good news. But the ship would also now present an irresistible target for al-Shabaab fighters who had also been waiting for it to arrive, according to intelligence. The forces of UGABAG1 were about to face a very stern test.

On March 19, 2007, at around 5pm, the ship finally came into view at Mogadishu seaport. Extra security countermeasures had been initiated as it prepared to dock. An Ethiopian military plane had taken to the skies to provide cover as it sailed in from the nearly 30 nautical miles it was standing off the port.

As things stood, the vessel would dock under intense heavy weapons fire. The same welcome which greeted Brig Peter Elwelu was about to be served up to Brig Godfrey Golooba.

This was expected. Analysis of available intelligence had revealed the enemy's deadly plans. They were planning an all-out bid to sink the ship through bombardment, which they hoped would set off the ship's own deadly cargo comprising of tons of assorted incendiary and high explosive ordinance.

Brig Golooba, who was leading the team on the ship, a role he had played right from the day the RVR train was loaded up and flagged off by Gen Katumba Wamala en route to Mombasa, says they had to be escorted in because of the danger that awaited them on the mainland.

Two days before they arrived, the brigadier says their comrades in Mogadishu called and informed them that the situation was fluid. In military terms, that meant they had an active battlefield on their hands. They had also been informed of the strikes on the two aircraft which sadly resulted in the death of the 11 Belarussian crewmen.

"We were also told that the seaport where we were supposed to dock was under enemy fire. With that threat, we had to slow down the speed from 12 knots to six. That was very slow speed. We needed to be careful," he says.

But even before it docked, the insurgents started shelling the seaport, setting range for follow-on fire at the ship.

"The mortars were landing from every position. Their intention was to sink it," says Brig Elwelu, who as the first contingent commander in Somalia, had a vested interest in ensuring the safe landing of his precious cargo.

He had come prepared and deployed an appropriate welcome party.

It was time to throw everything available at the enemy. The Ugandans opened up with the 30 mm autocannon from the BMP-2 fighting vehicles; laid on the incredible suppressing fire from the mounted heavy machine guns from the 'mambas'; before topping it with ferocious salvos of rockets fired from the BM-13 launchers (Katyusha) for saturation bombardment of the enemy positions.

The shock effect of this robust retaliatory fire power must have been numbing but this was an enemy not used to turning tail and running in the heat of battle. For more than two days, they did their best before their efforts were finally beaten off.

Sinking the ship would not only have been disastrous for the mission, it would also have been a very big loss to Uganda. The equipment on that ship was worth hundreds of billions of shillings. Also aboard were highly trained and skilled members of specialised units from Air Defence, Artillery and Armour.

Offloading the ship took two days. The job was made the more hair-raising because the troops were constantly under fire from the enemy.

"They thought we would abandon the ship and run away. But they were shocked. I think that is when they realised that UPDF was not an ordinary force," says Col Charles Byanyima, the officer who it will be remembered had shown commendable courage and leadership during the aircraft attacks' tragedies.

The terrorists had taken position around the national stadium and climbed on top of the surrounding tall buildings. This gave them a strategic advantage just as was the case with Kilometre Four junction before they were flushed out.

From this position, which gave them clear and sweeping views of the dock and ship, mortar rounds were being lobbed and RPG launchers fired by the al-Shabaab.

We humbly wish to inform you that both the Chief of Army Staff and the Chief of Air Staff will be on NTA Good morning Nigeria programme from 7.30-08.30am this morning to discuss quite a number of issues particularly on the fight against terrorism and insurgency. Kindly tune in. Thank you.
Col Sk Usman