₦airaland Forum

EVarn:
well,the world will have to come to an end then.because i dont see any african country willingly volunteering its troops to fight terrorists.moreover,what will the 7500 soldiers do that our 20 000 soldiers in borno havent already done in the past?,what ability does the 7500 soldiers possess that our 130 000 strong military does not surpass?,what skill or strategy will the 7500 soldiers utilize that our 35 000 soldiers in the north east havent utilized?,most african countries dont even have COIN training and experience{SA included}.if the AU is going to set up any fighting force,its still going to comprise of chadians,nigeriens,cameroonians and it will be nigerians that heads the mission,all these countries are already members of the MNJTF and are already currently fighting BH in the north east.

EVarn:
NIGERIAN TROOPS RECAPTURES GWOZA,BAGA,MARTE,KUKAWA,AND DIKWA FROM BOKO HARAM!!!!
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http://www.thecable.ng/breaking-troops-retake-gwoza-bharam
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Nigerian troops have recaptured gwoza{the heart of boko haram caliphate},baga,marte,kukawa and dikwa towns in borno state.according to a senior official of the nigerian army,only bama,banki and chibok in borno state,and madagali in adamawa state are still in the hands of boko haram.
....more update coming soon [thecable.ng]

mzilakazi:
Your MNJTF has already fought BH with no fruitful results.Your bogus 130 000 in actual facts 65000 men have already fought BH to the extent of fleeing leaving behind civilians and unoccupied bases with no fruitful results.Now the AU says it is a high time to introduce the new force that will be commanded by the new country on Nigerian land.Same thing has happened in Burundi,Congo and others.Since when did you ever seen the country in trouble leading the peace enforcement.I so wish SA lead the mission, so that all this discussion will end once and for all and start to learn that you are intellectually inferior to SA in all departments.

MikeCZAR:
False.

More towns/villages are still in BH hands like the ones in the mountains Bajoga, Ashaka, Gulani, Buni.
Other towns further in North in the Niger boarder lik Damasak, Abadam etc are still in BH hands.

MikeCZAR:
False.

More towns/villages are still in BH hands like the ones in the mountains Bajoga, Ashaka, Gulani, Buni.

Other towns further in North in the Niger boarder lik Damasak, Abadam etc are still in BH hands.

EVarn:
citation needed.because i know that ashaka,abadam,gulani,and damasak are certainly not in boko haram's vicious grasp.

EVarn:
how can a confirmed report from the DHQ be false?,infact,several media groups have also confirmed the news.

patches689:
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You goddamn slowpoke.

THE CREWS AND THE SHIPS ARE WHAT THE PIRATES WANT

Cargoes are irrelevant

MikeCZAR:
All in BH hands.

MikeCZAR:
Saving face.

EVarn:
NIGERIAN TROOPS RECAPTURES GWOZA,BAGA,MARTE,KUKAWA,AND DIKWA FROM BOKO HARAM!!!!
.
.
http://www.thecable.ng/breaking-troops-retake-gwoza-bharam
.
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Nigerian troops have recaptured gwoza{the heart of boko haram caliphate},baga,marte,kukawa and dikwa towns in borno state.according to a senior official of the nigerian army,only bama,banki and chibok in borno state,and madagali in adamawa state are still in the hands of boko haram.
....more update coming soon [thecable.ng]

mzilakazi:
Truly it shows South Africa's mercenary involvement has produced the fruits.

rka1:
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/boko-haram-faces-defeat-in-borno-border-towns/200656/


Boko Haram Faces Defeat in Borno Border Towns

01 Feb 2015



Gamborou Ngala, Malam Fatori, Michika, may have been captured by Chadian, Cameroonian and Nigerian troops
Senator Iroegbu in Abuja

A major coordinated military onslaught against Boko Haram has commenced. While Chadian and Cameroonian troops are approaching Nigeria from the borders, Nigerian troops are moving northward from inside.

The result is that several towns and villages previously controlled by Boko Haram have been retaken given the new fire power of the Nigerian and Chadian troops.

This may have followed a meeting in N'Djamena last week, THISDAY has learnt.

There is also heavy fighting going on in Gwoza, it is gathered.

Nigerian troops have taken Michika and have surrounded Gulak, while Chadians have surrounded Gwoza. The latest successes recorded have been attributed to the arrival of new arms and the use of special forces.

According to military sources, the plan is to recapture all territories so that people can vote.

The military campaign is being carried out simultaneously by troops from the three countries targeting insurgents’ positions.

Gamborou Ngala and Malam Fatori may have also been recaptured in the ongoing expedition by the troops from the three countries.

Though no official confirmation of the successes recorded has been received from the military, eyewitness accounts of villagers fleeing the battle zone said many towns and villages along that axis were being retaken.

The deadly sect has continued to suffer defeat in recent days following the renewed onslaught by the military to recapture seized towns in the North-east. The Defence Headquarters had on Friday confirmed the recapture of Michika, one of the towns in Adamawa seized by Boko Haram months ago.

The impact of yesterday’s operation was felt in Maiduguri as heavy sound of artillery emanating from the city suburb were heard by residents of the city in the early hours of Saturday. Some of the residents said they heard sound from heavy weapons about 5.30am and that it lasted till about mid-day.

"I heard the first sound. I initially thought it was an explosion but another one followed few minutes later. It continued till about 11.30am," said Malam Ismaila Mohammad, a resident of the city.

The Chadian air force had earlier bombed Gamboru in an effort to drive out Boko Haram militants and allow troops from Chad to enter the northeastern town. Fighter jets then bombed areas around the town, which is located near Lake Chad along the border with Cameroon. The airstrikes by Chadian forces followed similar bombings earlier in the week intended to displace Boko Haram from parts of the country it has overtaken.

The latest onslaught against Boko Haram is coming on the heels of the agreement from regional leaders from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger to adopt a coordinated response to the threat posed by the deadly group which has killed about 13,000 people and displaced over one million others.

The military offensive by the three countries marks a new phase in the anti-terror war between Nigeria and its neighbours and may have set Boko Haram on the path of defeat in the captured border towns.
The African Union Peace and Security Council at its 484th meeting, held on January 29 at the level of Heads of State and Government had also adopted a resolution to establish an initial 7,500 troops to combat the Boko Haram insurgents.

The resolution was sequel to a proposal presented to the council by countries in the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) and the Republic of Benin.

The LCBC countries - Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad - made the proposal for the continent to raise troops that could defeat the terrorist group currently expanding to borders of Cameroon and Chad.

But military authorities have said that they were yet to get the technical details of the African Union (AU) endorsed plan for a regional task force of 7,500 troops to fight the Boko Haram terrorists in Northeastern Nigeria.

According to a top military source, the decision is still at the political level and is yet to get the technical input of the military planners, especially the Nigerian security forces to determine the term of its operation.

The source said that military had not decided if the proposed force will hold territory or be actively involved in combat operations against the Islamists.

"The issues of AU mission is still a political one, that is why you see that nobody is speaking to you from the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) .

"They cannot comment on it because the military is yet to be fully briefed, and it will remain so until the technical details are worked out and endorsed by our own government. It is then we can begin to operate on that basis", the source said.

It could be recalled that the AU leaders during the Peace and Security Council (PSC) meeting last week agreed to raise a force of 7,500 to bring to an end the activities of Boko Haram.

The meeting presided over by President Alpha Conde of Guinea, said the effort would end the militants, who recently expanded their attacks to the borders of Lake Chad region of Cameroon, Chad and Niger.

According to the report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger, Chad and Benin had earlier in the month requested the AU to seek UN Security Council’s mandate for their plan to take on insurgents who are allegedly fighting to create an Islamic state in northern Nigeria.

The AU commissioner for Peace and Security Council, Mr. Smail Chergui,told reporters on the sidelines of an African summit in Addis Ababa shortly after the meeting: “We are thinking of a force of 7,500 women and men which will be submitted to the U.N. Security Council for approval.’’

Chergui hoped that the concept of the force would be better organised and “we can achieve the goal that we are looking for to really stop the killings and these barbaric acts of Boko Haram.’’

He said the African group would meet in Cameroon early February “to draw up a concept of operations and strategy, rules of engagement, command and control, and related issues.’’

According to the arrangement, each of the five nations would contribute a battalion with each contingent to base within its national borders, with operations to be coordinated from Chad.

The report also noted that the endorsement is expected to be ratified at the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government scheduled for Friday morning at the Union headquarters in Addis Ababa.

Meanwhile, the Director of Defence Information (DDI), Maj-Gen. Chris Olukolade, while responding to THISDAY inquiries, said the issues will be handled by the relevant authorities and would be communicated accordingly.

Olukolade however assured that the existing arrangement with the Mulitnational Joint Task Force (MTJF) involving Nigerian, Chadian, Camerounian and Nigerien troops will continue their offensive to liberate the territories held by Boko Haram

mzilakazi:
So Nigerian military is not fighting alone. Wow!!!

Henry120:
The Nigerian military has never fought alone you pathetic fool.

The MNJTF has been in existence for over 10 years. Contributing troops along the border region have always been from Nigeria, Niger and Chad.

Henry120:
The Nigerian military has never fought alone you pathetic fool.

The MNJTF has been in existence for over 10 years. Contributing troops along the border region have always been from Nigeria, Niger and Chad.

rka1:
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/boko-haram-faces-defeat-in-borno-border-towns/200656/


Boko Haram Faces Defeat in Borno Border Towns

01 Feb 2015



Gamborou Ngala, Malam Fatori, Michika, may have been captured by Chadian, Cameroonian and Nigerian troops
Senator Iroegbu in Abuja

A major coordinated military onslaught against Boko Haram has commenced. While Chadian and Cameroonian troops are approaching Nigeria from the borders, Nigerian troops are moving northward from inside.

The result is that several towns and villages previously controlled by Boko Haram have been retaken given the new fire power of the Nigerian and Chadian troops.

This may have followed a meeting in N'Djamena last week, THISDAY has learnt.

There is also heavy fighting going on in Gwoza, it is gathered.

Nigerian troops have taken Michika and have surrounded Gulak, while Chadians have surrounded Gwoza. The latest successes recorded have been attributed to the arrival of new arms and the use of special forces.

According to military sources, the plan is to recapture all territories so that people can vote.

The military campaign is being carried out simultaneously by troops from the three countries targeting insurgents’ positions.

Gamborou Ngala and Malam Fatori may have also been recaptured in the ongoing expedition by the troops from the three countries.

Though no official confirmation of the successes recorded has been received from the military, eyewitness accounts of villagers fleeing the battle zone said many towns and villages along that axis were being retaken.

The deadly sect has continued to suffer defeat in recent days following the renewed onslaught by the military to recapture seized towns in the North-east. The Defence Headquarters had on Friday confirmed the recapture of Michika, one of the towns in Adamawa seized by Boko Haram months ago.

The impact of yesterday’s operation was felt in Maiduguri as heavy sound of artillery emanating from the city suburb were heard by residents of the city in the early hours of Saturday. Some of the residents said they heard sound from heavy weapons about 5.30am and that it lasted till about mid-day.

"I heard the first sound. I initially thought it was an explosion but another one followed few minutes later. It continued till about 11.30am," said Malam Ismaila Mohammad, a resident of the city.

The Chadian air force had earlier bombed Gamboru in an effort to drive out Boko Haram militants and allow troops from Chad to enter the northeastern town. Fighter jets then bombed areas around the town, which is located near Lake Chad along the border with Cameroon. The airstrikes by Chadian forces followed similar bombings earlier in the week intended to displace Boko Haram from parts of the country it has overtaken.

The latest onslaught against Boko Haram is coming on the heels of the agreement from regional leaders from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger to adopt a coordinated response to the threat posed by the deadly group which has killed about 13,000 people and displaced over one million others.

The military offensive by the three countries marks a new phase in the anti-terror war between Nigeria and its neighbours and may have set Boko Haram on the path of defeat in the captured border towns.
The African Union Peace and Security Council at its 484th meeting, held on January 29 at the level of Heads of State and Government had also adopted a resolution to establish an initial 7,500 troops to combat the Boko Haram insurgents.

The resolution was sequel to a proposal presented to the council by countries in the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) and the Republic of Benin.

The LCBC countries - Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad - made the proposal for the continent to raise troops that could defeat the terrorist group currently expanding to borders of Cameroon and Chad.

But military authorities have said that they were yet to get the technical details of the African Union (AU) endorsed plan for a regional task force of 7,500 troops to fight the Boko Haram terrorists in Northeastern Nigeria.

According to a top military source, the decision is still at the political level and is yet to get the technical input of the military planners, especially the Nigerian security forces to determine the term of its operation.

The source said that military had not decided if the proposed force will hold territory or be actively involved in combat operations against the Islamists.

"The issues of AU mission is still a political one, that is why you see that nobody is speaking to you from the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) .

"They cannot comment on it because the military is yet to be fully briefed, and it will remain so until the technical details are worked out and endorsed by our own government. It is then we can begin to operate on that basis", the source said.

It could be recalled that the AU leaders during the Peace and Security Council (PSC) meeting last week agreed to raise a force of 7,500 to bring to an end the activities of Boko Haram.

The meeting presided over by President Alpha Conde of Guinea, said the effort would end the militants, who recently expanded their attacks to the borders of Lake Chad region of Cameroon, Chad and Niger.

According to the report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger, Chad and Benin had earlier in the month requested the AU to seek UN Security Council’s mandate for their plan to take on insurgents who are allegedly fighting to create an Islamic state in northern Nigeria.

The AU commissioner for Peace and Security Council, Mr. Smail Chergui,told reporters on the sidelines of an African summit in Addis Ababa shortly after the meeting: “We are thinking of a force of 7,500 women and men which will be submitted to the U.N. Security Council for approval.’’

Chergui hoped that the concept of the force would be better organised and “we can achieve the goal that we are looking for to really stop the killings and these barbaric acts of Boko Haram.’’

He said the African group would meet in Cameroon early February “to draw up a concept of operations and strategy, rules of engagement, command and control, and related issues.’’

According to the arrangement, each of the five nations would contribute a battalion with each contingent to base within its national borders, with operations to be coordinated from Chad.

The report also noted that the endorsement is expected to be ratified at the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government scheduled for Friday morning at the Union headquarters in Addis Ababa.

Meanwhile, the Director of Defence Information (DDI), Maj-Gen. Chris Olukolade, while responding to THISDAY inquiries, said the issues will be handled by the relevant authorities and would be communicated accordingly.

Olukolade however assured that the existing arrangement with the Mulitnational Joint Task Force (MTJF) involving Nigerian, Chadian, Camerounian and Nigerien troops will continue their offensive to liberate the territories held by Boko Haram

Patchesagain:
According to this map of Boko Haram activity there is practically no major water obsticals in the AO

So, I am not quite sure what your point was.

And we dont have force projection? Ask the Angolans about our force projection

Patchesagain:
What do they have that you dont?

- mobility
- skill
- a lack of corruption
- moral
- motivation
- basic equipment
- functional equipment

For example, look at what the AU has done in Somalia with a much smaller force against an enemy that held a much larger area and was not only well funded but well entrenched

Your army is incompetent, poorly motivated, rife with corruption and lacks complete and utter tactical nuance.

With regards to COIN, SANDF and many African countires (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Angola, elements of the DRC army, Chad) have either COIN experience or are well versed in COIN training.

Furthermore, COIN is no longer the type of war you are fighting. You are now fighting LICW.

Your inability to defeat BH in LICW shows (yet again) what a lame duck your military is.

And as to your implication that it will be led by Nigerians... why the hell would anyone let a man that cannot even successfully lead his own troops lead theirs?

Just sit back and wait, AU is coming to bail you out.

MikeCZAR:
The Nigerian military should just give the CJTF to the saffers let them train the boys and arm them. 32 and 101 battalion type.

You'd see BH camps raided.

The military will do what they like doing: manning fixed positions awaiting attacks.

Patchesagain:
So why then does augubgug say South Africa is inferior for not fighting alone?

mzilakazi:
So Nigerian military is not fighting alone. Wow!!!

EVarn:
mumu,south african mercenaries indeed.it was the work of our newly trained special forces who were deployed in the on~going counter attack against boko haram.

Patchesagain:
Video clearly shows men aiming at and hitting targets at 1km distance with WW2 rifles using only iron sights

Patchesagain:
You only have 67 MT-LB's - that is no where enough to support an armored brigade.

Patchesagain:
According to you the war in Angola involved 300,000 men

Is that small?

Patchesagain:
His answer is direct

The tank hull IS THE ARMOR - you cant change it unless you replace the turret or attach armor ontop of existing armor.

Patchesagain:
Pulling more facts from your bum?