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| Niger, Chad Attack Boko Haram After IS Pledge Opens New Fronts -YAHOO NEWS by pendy79: 8:13pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
Niamey (AFP) - Niger and Chad on Sunday launched major ground and air strikes in northeast Nigeria against Boko Haram, after the militants formally pledged allegiance to the Islamic state group in Syria and Iraq. The attacks, which follow a sustained build-up of troops in southern Niger, opens up a new front in regional efforts to wipe out the Islamist group, whose six-year insurgency has spread across borders. "Very early this morning, troops from Niger and Chad began an offensive against Boko Haram... in the area of Bosso and near to Diffa," a Niger government source in Niamey told AFP on condition of anonymity. More than 200 vehicles, some of them with machine guns, as well as tanks, ambulances, water tankers and transport trucks, were seen moving towards the border, radio station Anfani, based in Diffa, said. Aircraft targeted Boko Haram positions on Saturday and early Sunday, it added, while a Diffa resident and aid worker said troops were seen heading to the border and heavy gunfire was heard. The previously lacklustre counter-insurgency against Boko Haram has been given renewed vigour with the deployment of troops from Cameroon, Chad and Niger last month. The armies have claimed a series of successes in rebel-held territory in recent weeks, as part of an operation to clear and control northeast Nigeria in time for general elections set for March 28. Much of the focus has been on Chad's well-trained army, who have experience in tackling Al-Qaeda-linked extremists in Mali alongside French forces. But Nigeria's military spokesman Chris Olukolade said the Nigerien and Chadian attacks were "complementary to the ongoing push against the terrorists" that it was heading. "The mission of routing the terrorists from Nigeria's territory is being conducted from various fronts in and out of Nigeria and is achieving expected results so far," he said in a text message. - Game changer? - More than 13,000 people have been killed and some 1.5 million made homeless in the conflict since 2009 and the coalition is a reflection of regional fears about security, following cross-border attacks. The African Union on Friday endorsed the creation of an additional regional force of up to 10,000 men to join the fight against Boko Haram. Western powers have so far largely stayed out of direct involvement in the conflict, viewing it as an essentially "local" or regional problem. But Boko Haram's pledge of allegiance to Islamic State in an audio message on Saturday night, could be a game-changer, according to analysts. "Operating as an IS proxy could draw Western efforts against its operations, particularly from France, which already runs a multi-country anti-terrorist campaign in the west and central African region," said Ryan Cummings, from risk consultants Red24. "Operation Barkhane's headquarters in the Chadian capital N'Djamena is just a stone's throw away from Boko Haram's area of operations in northeast Nigeria," he added. - Increasing links - Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau described the formal pledge of allegiance to IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as a religious duty and said it would "enrage the enemy of Allah". In doing so the Nigerian militants join extremists from Libya to Pakistan who have previously done the same, as IS group looks to expand its reach. There have been growing indications that Boko Haram was looking to formally align itself, starting last year when Shekau declared the captured town of Gwoza, in Borno state, part of a caliphate. That followed a similar declaration by Baghdadi while both groups have captured swathes of territory. In recent weeks, previously poorly produced Boko Haram videos took on the look and feel of more polished IS propaganda and were posted directly online, guaranteeing a wider audience. IS was also reported to have received pledges of allegiance from militants in Nigeria. Shekau may have attempted to tone down his violent rhetoric and improve Boko Haram's public image among the wider jihadi movement but indiscriminate attacks have continued against civilian "soft" targets. On Saturday, at least 58 people were killed in three bomb blasts in the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, in a further example that the threat has far from been contained as elections approach. Experts said the pledge of allegiance to IS, which is also being forced on the defensive in Iraq, could be a result of the military pressure. "This might be a way to send a message to the troops, to strengthen morale or attract more followers, particularly in Boko Haram's case," said Yan St-Pierre, a counter-terrorism expert at the Modern Security Consulting Group in Berlin. St-Pierre suggested the pledge was linked to IS inroads in Libya, from where Boko Haram has been said to receive arms and ammunition via smuggling routes in the Sahel region. "Most of the contact Boko Haram groups or factions have had with ISIS have been along that axis, and Sudan," he added. http://news.yahoo.com/niger-chad-launch-offensive-against-boko-haram-nigeria-003011052.html |
| Re: Niger, Chad Attack Boko Haram After IS Pledge Opens New Fronts -YAHOO NEWS by zicoraads: 8:17pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
Terrorism is never something that is easily dealt with. Cut off one head and another pops out immediately to take it's place. Pledging allegiance to IS would not be enough to stop what is coming though. My only problem is that our borders are too porous. We should be doing more to cut off their arms supply and also trace where their funding is coming from. That way we will defeat them totally. 13 Likes |
| Re: Niger, Chad Attack Boko Haram After IS Pledge Opens New Fronts -YAHOO NEWS by Nobody: 8:18pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
Multiple fronts Incursion frm all d 3 sides No more sovereignty 8 Likes 1 Share
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| Re: Niger, Chad Attack Boko Haram After IS Pledge Opens New Fronts -YAHOO NEWS by Mattpopson101: 8:18pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
Time to break up the Bobbling Boko Heads so they stop raiding villages and murdering the men while kidnapping the women and children . No surrender , no mercy , no remorse , no pity because everybody is already dead . They just don't know it yet . 4 Likes |
| Re: Niger, Chad Attack Boko Haram After IS Pledge Opens New Fronts -YAHOO NEWS by pendy79: 8:19pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
Thank God the chadians, Nigeriens and camerounian Army came to the party if not only God knows the extent Boko Haram would have gone by now. I marvel at the number of troops mobilized for the fight against Boko Haram by the MNJTF from 8,700 to now proposing 10,000 additional forces and I ask myself, does it mean Nigeria has less than 30,000 Army personnel that we need less than 20,000 soldiers from neighbouring countries before we saw the victories over shekau and his murderous gangs. it is clear the Nigerian government played politics and corruption to the detriment of the lives and properties of people of the North East. I CAN NEVER BELIEVE THE CHADIAN ARMY IS BETTER ARMED AND BETTER TRAINED THAN THE NIGERIAN ARMY, THAT ASSUMPTION IS FALSE AND INCORRECT, WE ONLY LACKED SINCERITY OF BOTH MILITARY AMD POLITICAL LEADERSHIP 73 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: Niger, Chad Attack Boko Haram After IS Pledge Opens New Fronts -YAHOO NEWS by ozoigbondu: 8:26pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
depleted and they are running out of supplies hence the alligence to ISIS.They are hoping that they will come to their aid but God don catch them.They are being attacked from three fronts and their end is near.They will retreat into gwoza where they will then be completely annihlated by our gallant millitary. #NeverAgain shall we go backward rather than MARCHing FORWARD #NeverAgain shall we be deceived by the numerous propaganda #NeverAgain shall we lose hope in our beloved country Nigeria #NeverAgain shall we lose faith in our military due to lies Never Again! God Bless Nigeria! God Bless the Millitary God Bless the coalition 44 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Niger, Chad Attack Boko Haram After IS Pledge Opens New Fronts -YAHOO NEWS by tommysparks: 8:28pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
IbnSultaan:are you looking for sovereignty or an end to boko Haram? Oh sorry I forgot you are usually happy when boko Haram kills fellow Nigerians so that you can have another reason to abuse GEJ and push further your APC manifesto. 18 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Niger, Chad Attack Boko Haram After IS Pledge Opens New Fronts -YAHOO NEWS by pendy79: 8:31pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
One need to go to the link and read comments by foreigners to see how Nigeria is being ridiculed at the poor handling of the BH menace by GEJ in the almost 6years he has ruled this country. How can Chadian Army be said to be better equipped than the Nigerian Army yet jonaTAN has spent 5trillion Naira on military defence in 4years and even took a loan of $1billion for the procurement of arms and ammunition. 27 Likes 4 Shares |
| Re: Niger, Chad Attack Boko Haram After IS Pledge Opens New Fronts -YAHOO NEWS by pendy79: 8:45pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
tommysparks: you sure you have the understanding of his post? 20 Likes |
| Re: Niger, Chad Attack Boko Haram After IS Pledge Opens New Fronts -YAHOO NEWS by ORACLE1975(m): 8:53pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
am here. |
| Re: Niger, Chad Attack Boko Haram After IS Pledge Opens New Fronts -YAHOO NEWS by taharqa: 9:01pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
pendy79: You are a FOOOL, guy. If not you would have known that this article by Yahoo news is only the latest of the well played and rehearsed negative narrative against Nigeria by these foreign journalists. You would have known that the Chadian Army have only liberated just 2 towns- GamboruNgala and Dikwa- with the permission of the Nigerian authorities, with both towns near the border with Chad (GambaruNgala is in fact just at the border between Nigeria and Chad and was even captured by the Chadian ground troops after the Nigerian Airforce pounded that area repeatedly). You may also have known that most of the really heavy fighting and successes recorded so far (liberation of about 10 LOCAL GOVTS including the big towns like Baga, Monguno, Marte, Madagali, Mubi Mafa, Gulak) and the virtual surrounding of Gworza and Bama had/has been undertaken by Nigerian forces. You should have known that the main function of the other MNJF armies is to man their borders, prevent BH fighters from gaining an escape route during fights or having safe havens in their territories. More importantly, perhaps you would have known that this is history repeating itself again. Same way Nigerian Forces- Land, Air and Navy- fought most of the real battles in the Sierra Leone civil war in the 90s, and yet today the narrative and the history books credits the British for winning that war only cos the British Press went to overdrive with the role a small British battalion played at the very tail of that war even after the war itself had already almost been won by the Nigerian and other West Africa peace keepers. If you had any sense and any iota of self respect you would very very vehemently resist this assault on the sensitivity and honour of your OWN NATION. But here you are trying to play cheap politics with it. SHAME ON YOU 103 Likes 19 Shares |
| Re: Niger, Chad Attack Boko Haram After IS Pledge Opens New Fronts -YAHOO NEWS by pendy79: 9:11pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
taharqa: If MADNESS is not an inherent trait in your family tree you wont be spewing the stupid thing you saying. If your senses are intact. You wont be here talking as if the over 13,000 lives lost to BH in the last 5 year's doesn't matter. If being crazy hasn't written a letter to you, you won't pretend as if the billions lost in houses, cars, shops and farmland and farmproduce to Boko Haram in the last 5 years can be overlooked and forgotten. If you're not STUPID, you will be asking why the most stupid president in human history needed a seemingly election defeat to act properly against the menace of boko Haram. The arms the military are using today to fight Boko Haram wasn't in the arms market in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 right? The present crops of soldiers fighting and claiming back territories in 2015, are new recruits that were not in the NA since 2010-2014 when we felt helpless in fight against BH right? Who didn't hear Interviews of army deserters and injured soldiers complaining about the rot and corruption endemic in the top military echelon. You lots supporting PDP are just stupid, shameless and without any iota of commonsense. Ayedee showed that on channels today 72 Likes 7 Shares |
| Re: Niger, Chad Attack Boko Haram After IS Pledge Opens New Fronts -YAHOO NEWS by Firefire(m): 9:14pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
taharqa: so painful and unfortunate seeing a fellow Nigerian ridiculing his own country in support of a political party or affiliation. When are we going to be compatriot and defend our own nation from the hateful outside sources? Terrorism is a global war and we all need to join force and nip this act in the bud and stop playing wicked politics with our sovereignty and security. Our military is fighting a needless and self-inflicted battle within her own territory.  May God continue to protect our gallant soldiers. RIP to the dead ones  God bless Nigeria. 39 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: Niger, Chad Attack Boko Haram After IS Pledge Opens New Fronts -YAHOO NEWS by egift(m): 9:21pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
Gallant Nigerian Army, God will keep you all safe and grant you the straighten to defeat those yeye Bokos. Don't worry in a short while, you guys will get a Commander-In-Chief that knows what to do. Things Must Change! 12 Likes |
| Re: Niger, Chad Attack Boko Haram After IS Pledge Opens New Fronts -YAHOO NEWS by Firefire(m): 9:26pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
egift: Now you are thinking right... God bless Nigeria The In-coming C-in-C is a 'CHANGED' man!!! Shalom! 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Niger, Chad Attack Boko Haram After IS Pledge Opens New Fronts -YAHOO NEWS by pendy79: 9:33pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
Can't believe the stupidity of sone commentaries I read on this thread. THE QUESTION TO ASK IS WHY WE WAITED 5YEARS BEFORE WE ACTED? Chadian Army cannot boast of a tenth of our armoury and a tenth of our military size and strength What made the Nigerian Army which have recorded great victories against BH in the last 3 weeks seem so useless and cowardly in the fight against BH in the last 5years? Why did GEJ need an election to act right? More lives and properties would have been saved of we did what we are doing now over 4years ago and some idiots are talking as if those losses doesn't matter. Never knew dikwa and ngalamboru are cities in Chad not Nigeria for an idio.t to say Chad Army only liberated just 2 cities. Our Army and our richness is enough to protect us if we had a sincere and focus commander in chief. 20 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Niger, Chad Attack Boko Haram After IS Pledge Opens New Fronts -YAHOO NEWS by taharqa: 9:39pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
pendy79: How does this stop you from been a FOOOL?? Why do I even waste time on some of you sef?? Guy go and invite your betters in your camp abeg. You are making all of them look very fooooolish and somewhat intellectual challenged. Honest advice 7 Likes |
| Re: Niger, Chad Attack Boko Haram After IS Pledge Opens New Fronts -YAHOO NEWS by egift(m): 9:45pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
Firefire:  The Next Commander-In-Chief of Nigeria's Armed Forces. Tested and Trusted. Jonathan's Halloween military costume is irrelevant in protecting Nigerians. Sai Buhari. 20 Likes |
| Re: Niger, Chad Attack Boko Haram After IS Pledge Opens New Fronts -YAHOO NEWS by Firefire(m): 9:47pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
egift: 10 Likes 2 Shares
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| Re: Niger, Chad Attack Boko Haram After IS Pledge Opens New Fronts -YAHOO NEWS by egift(m): 9:47pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
[s] taharqa:[/s] After all these insults, nothings else is found in your head. What a shame. Face the topic and stop lowering yourself any further. 13 Likes |
| Re: Niger, Chad Attack Boko Haram After IS Pledge Opens New Fronts -YAHOO NEWS by pendy79: 9:52pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
taharqa: Guess you had no answers to the good questions I posed right? The soldiers gaining territories from Boko Haram in 2015 were not in the Nigerian Army between 2010 and 2014 right? You see how STUPID you are now? Do we now Have US seals and Marine Corps in the Nigerian Army in 2015 hence the sudden confidence and greater fighting prowess? If youre educated and enlightened enough, you would have known sierra Leone and liberia that we intervened years back were fighting a CIVIL WAR, are we in a CIVIL WAR IN NIGERIA TOO? You're as STUPID, DAFT AND LACK COMMONSENSE as they come. The gallant nigerian army had the wherewithal to fight and destroy Boko Haram years ago if the insurgency was fought with genuine intentions and sincerity of purpose. Some military commanders were smiling to the banks and the PDP was hoping that BH will be a good excuse to avoid going for elections if they sustained it. boKo Haram is no match even for a single army division if there is sincerity by the government. Buhari proved this during the maitasine scourge and the Chadian invasion. Only idiots like you close your eye to the truth. 33 Likes 5 Shares |
| Re: Niger, Chad Attack Boko Haram After IS Pledge Opens New Fronts -YAHOO NEWS by pendy79: 10:31pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
zicoraads: You quoted someone from the link verbatim 1 Like |
| Re: Niger, Chad Attack Boko Haram After IS Pledge Opens New Fronts -YAHOO NEWS by ifeelgood: 10:38pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
God bless the opposition for not keeping quiet over the fight against terror. |
| Re: Niger, Chad Attack Boko Haram After IS Pledge Opens New Fronts -YAHOO NEWS by kekakuz(m): 10:38pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
][size=20pt]like this post if you feel buhari can handle this bokoaram issue better [/size] 29 Likes |
| Re: Niger, Chad Attack Boko Haram After IS Pledge Opens New Fronts -YAHOO NEWS by Nobody: 10:38pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
 victory for Allah  No matter how the infidels try Islam shall conquer the world Allahu Akbar 9 Likes 1 Share
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| Re: Niger, Chad Attack Boko Haram After IS Pledge Opens New Fronts -YAHOO NEWS by Firefire(m): 10:39pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
The war against terrorism is a global and joint war... WAR AGAINST BOKOHARAM now and stop wicked politics 1 Like |
| Re: Niger, Chad Attack Boko Haram After IS Pledge Opens New Fronts -YAHOO NEWS by jimohibrahim(m): 10:39pm On Mar 08, 2015 |
cool...i love their charisma.. dem no dey fear anybody. #whoisboko |
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