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Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 6:48am On Mar 15, 2021
Regarding the farmers-herders crisis, there is a very important thing that has been missing regarding miyetti Allah. There are two miyetti Allah. The first one is Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) while the other is Miyetti Allah Kautal hore. MACBAN has been existing for decades and has always favored dialogue and peaceful resolutions but the other one is the one always saying inflammatory stuffs. Sadly whenever the media is reporting anything on the issue, they just say "miyetti Allah". Not distinguishing between the two. Whether this is deliberate or not, I do not know but it should change to avoid more issues. The kautal hore shouldn't be given media attention even.
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 10:03pm On Mar 14, 2021
SamuelAnyawu:
Yes my colleagues are safe. Tho many had already used life jacket to cross the River cheesy.
What if the attack Was from that side? huh
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 10:02pm On Mar 14, 2021
3 units of JF-17 Thunders
6 units of A29 super tucanos
6 units of Mi-35 helicopters and
***6 units of M-346 jets (no official confirmation yet)
These are the platforms the NAF would be getting this year
Coupled with the reaction of some units of F7-NIs

Oh, and the UAVs from China.
Next year will be a very bad year for terrorists and bandits. The former CAS really did a great job with procurement.
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 9:44pm On Mar 14, 2021
JOSCOFELIX:
DAMASAK ATTACK REPELLED. AIR TASK FORCE DID THERE JOB IN A GOOD WAY
SamuelAnyawu can you please confirm this?

Attack on Damasak is just so unusual and far from the front lines. One would think the attack came from Niger but the terrain from that side doesn't favor such.
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 6:00pm On Mar 14, 2021
lebuhsi:
The Chadians are waiting to receive their orders for the ARA II MRAPs
Ain't they beautiful? cool
Proforce should expand. The company needs it and the country also needs it. With a little lobbying, they will get patronage. And the west/central African market for MRAPs is also there for them.


NA might be looking to get new IFVs soon. Proforce should tap into that too.
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 5:56pm On Mar 14, 2021
SamuelAnyawu:
Looks like ISWAP moved around Damasak lipsrsealed
Typical weekend attacks.

Who remembers the days of "yellow bucket"? grin

Honestly there's been a lot of improvement in the military but a lot more still has to be done. Areas like situational awareness, communications, protected mobility, superior firepower, intelligence etc etc needs to be improved.
We are slowly transcending into the next phase of the war where the enemy will only be fighting to survive and for significance. The enemy will be scattered and the only goal they will have is to inflict maximum casualties on troops, putting fears into the heart of the locals and so on. Ambush will be very common and once in a while, they will attack towns to kill as many soldiers as possible before they withdraw. They can't keep any town they capture so they will surely withdraw after every battle. The military should be looking at ways to ensure that the terrorists aren't able to operate in villages and communities that they can't protect. These villages have always been the soft spot in this war.
Overall, I believe the insurgency has reached its peak and is about to start its slow but definite descent down the curve. But the big issue is that many of the terrorists will flee to the northwest where there is already disorder to start all over again.

It seems like the curriculum used in training officers is outdated. We might need to send some officers to Iraq and Syria to learn some things. We might need to increase cooperation with countries like Egypt and others fighting insurgency in Africa, even Libya if possible. Several years of US and UK cooperation in this war has done little to nothing for us.
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 8:49am On Mar 14, 2021
mekussa:
I know NAF does assist time to time. What i have in mind is a scenario where the air force is informed ahead of time of MAJOR military operations and the air force then dedicates surveillance platforms to cover and provide intelligence for the boots on ground. Attack Platforms can even soften up the enemy location minutes or one hour before the troops move in to mop up.
When the enemy is in this kind of disarray from the air strikes, I don't think they can effectively mobilize for any ambush, attack or counter attack.
This scenario IMO, should be for MAJOR operations. Soldiers on Patrols and in bases should have drone coverage (i am talking of these hand held mini drones not the CH 4 and WING LOONG variety). You can spot off-path ambushes this way plus they are cheaper platforms.
The problem is that we don't have enough aircrafts and most of platforms we have are already dedicated to providing air support in defense of important locations.
Maybe things will change once we start receiving some of the Jf-17s and A-21s.
This is why I still don't understand why FG hasn't found a way to pay for the remaining Mi-35s. They are ready to be delivered within a few weeks
And then some of the out of operation MI-24s need to be reactivated.
It's good that the F7-NIs are currently undergoing maintenance.
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 7:52am On Mar 14, 2021
The single most influential cause of casualties on home troops is lack of situational awareness. Especially in ambush situations.
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 8:04pm On Mar 13, 2021
There is a sector of Health called school health and their are international recommendations as to how a school should be, including matters partaining to security of schools. But that doesn't mean anything to us here.
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 7:52pm On Mar 13, 2021
Schools do not have to be closed down. Just scrap boarding schools. Let the students come from their homes every morning and return every afternoon. Virtually all these abductions were done late at night or early in the morning when it is still dark.

And then let all schools have a direct line of communication with the military garrison closest to it so that the military can swing into action immediately an attack is reported.


The sad thing about all these is that some people predicted this and had recommended the above to the FG since 2014 after the chibok incidence. But we all know how we treat researches and recommendations from researchers in this country.
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 2:33pm On Mar 12, 2021
Rumors of the NAF ordering for the M-346 AT/LA jets. Beegeagles reported it.
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 2:28pm On Mar 12, 2021
The NSA ehn.....
He is reporting that some equipment are missing despite huge funds provided to the former service chiefs.
Question is who is in charge of procurement? What exactly is the function of the NSA? shouldn't he be aware of the quality and quantity of the equipment that have been ordered but yet to be delivered?
Even if he wasn't aware, shouldn't he have asked for info on the matter from appropriate quarters before going for the interview?
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 2:22pm On Mar 12, 2021
SuperSixSeven:
ProForce is manufacturing world class MRAPs here in Nigeria. I wonder why we still procure this kind of vehicles from China angry.
The quantity we are capable of producing in this country is still little and the need for the equipment are urgent.

Proforce and DICON will reach that capacity/capability one day but we shouldn't wait for them at the expense of soldiers lives.
Proforce hasn't delivered some of the MRAPs ordered earlier, when they have delivered, then they should be given newer orders.
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 11:31am On Mar 10, 2021
mekussa:
He(and me too) are following up but..... Won't you be happier to hear and read more of headlines like....

"TROOPS OF OPERATION LAFIYA DOLE RAIDED/ATTACKED/DISLODGED A BOKO HARAM CAMP......."

and less of.....

"TROOPS OF OPERATION LAFIYA DOLE REPELLED A BOKO HARAM ATTACK OF 666 BATALLION IN PARIS,KILLING 200 AND RECOVERING AMMUNITION".

I am the first to admit that we are making lots of progress in the fronts but.... Theres a different level of joy when we are the ones that take the battles to them which we don't do as often as some of us would like....
Las las .... Who my opinion epp?
You think they will also prefer to wait for you to come raid their camps before they fight you?
All their attacks are diversionary. No real motivation behind them other than to force the military to allocate more assets to defending towns.
bidexiii:
Concl...
These bastards fielding heavier weapons now and it is largely due to the carelessness of NA.
Even if troops are going to withdraw from a base or abandon a position, it should be of utmost importance to destroy weapons first before leaving. With these artillery rounds, they can wreak havoc on any town/location they want.
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15:
I won't be surprised if some officers in the airforce are starting to make wild wishes. Most of their immediate needs have been taken care of and they are now starting to think about the future. Imagine where they were 10-15 years ago.
Compare the airforce to the navy/army too, they've been very lucky in recent years and there is nothing wrong in pushing their luck.
Whether they will get them or not is another thing entirely.

And then, the fact that they opted for the JF-17 and shows that they may not be getting anything extraordinary in the next few years. Except they won't be ordering more than 3 of the aircraft.
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 8:19pm On Mar 07, 2021
Whyem15:
There might be another attack during this weekend or early next week. I have been studying their pattern of attacks and it almost always falls within Friday- Tuesday.
Jakana, a town 25km from Maiduguri was attacked today. Thankfully, the attack was repelled.
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 10:47am On Mar 07, 2021
sanctity454:
African military intelligence is reporting that Nigeria placed order for additional 6 CH-4 drones
Did you read the article? Jake said it could either be a follow up on the earlier order meaning ordering extra 2 with the 4 ordered earlier or an entirely new order.
Either way it is said the new air chief is a fan of drones so we might be seeing more orders sooner or later.
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 10:21pm On Mar 06, 2021
There's been a major shake up in the Nigerian Army.


I think Major Gen. Ezeogwu is leaving DICON. cry
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 12:52pm On Mar 06, 2021
SamuelAnyawu:
They went close to Ngala yesterday. The military fired lots of Artillery and Rolled our Tanks
By now, the military should have noted the patterns of attacks and all other patterns that can be used to predict the actions/inactions of the terrorists.

Is Doro Gowon an NA garrisoned town? It is almost never talked about.
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 12:45pm On Mar 06, 2021
SamuelAnyawu:
Any link to video?

Is there any twitter handle or website that releases BH Videos when they are out?
Check Humangle's Twitter page.
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 10:24am On Mar 06, 2021
Some soldiers actually ran away alongside civilians when Dikwa was attacked last week. There is video evidence. The morale is extremely low.
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 8:31am On Mar 06, 2021
There might be another attack during this weekend or early next week. I have been studying their pattern of attacks and it almost always falls within Friday- Tuesday.
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 12:53pm On Mar 05, 2021
JOSCOFELIX:
Young sf will be commanding super camp a directive from the cds. Army ranger deployed for direct offensive, afsf, na army commando, sbs will patroling baga and bama water to lake chad. Iswap who attack dikwa were pay mercenairse. I willkeep saying this. They attack dikwa with 2o - 25 gun truck. He said they will repay the attack any moment from now. He said iswap were attacking military formation in other distract the military especially when they are aware that military will receive heavy equipment throughout this weak. Let pray for them instead of critizing them

Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 11:19am On Mar 05, 2021
mekussa:
Naija no just wan funny this week.....
Another one in Katsina.


https://dailytrust.com/many-soldiers-feared-killed-as-bandits-attack-military-outpost-in-katsina
It was an ambush as the troops were returning from an operation in the forest.

Ambush keeps working against NA troops and the solution is very cheap and readily available. Provide air surveillance for troops on movement. Even the cheapest drones can be used for a while. In fact cheap armed drones should be the key platform for combat patrols, far cheaper and safer. The Turkish TB2 drones for instance.
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 6:47pm On Mar 04, 2021
SamuelAnyawu:
In an Insurgency ravaged state lipsrsealed
This is exactly the reason why many police officers have been killed and abducted by the terrorists. They are not equipped to fight anything. Just last month, a police checkpoint was attacked and some of them were killed and abducted.
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 4:25pm On Mar 04, 2021
jpphilips:
Guess everyone is paying the price of corruption
Exactly
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 12:29pm On Mar 04, 2021
Litmus:
This is an arrogant thing for you to state; actually borders on offensive, given the sacrifices of many of the soldiers loosing their lives on the battlefield. I believe in Nigeria and am willing to fight and die for Nigeria in spite of the many insulting idiots online. I believe in Nigeria more than any other country in Africa. Setting aside my personal feelings, here’s why your statement is offensive. I’ll give you one tiny example: you may for instance say that men join Nigeria army because there are few jobs in Nigeria – this is a popular comment here. You may even have had this said to you by a number of Nigeria military men known personally to you. Some soldiers may even take to Social media and by summing up all that they have said, it leaves you no doubt that they joined the Nigeria army due to unemployment. The thing is, these men are alive. Men that have died have no voice. You have no idea how many of them believed of did not believe in Nigeria, how many of them fought and died for Nigerians. You cannot speak for the dead. If you say you’re speaking about those of us alive, you’re already in the realms of denial and would be even more offensive because you would be dismissing weighty moral issues in order to play semantics games.
I didn't mean to be offensive though and I apologize to anyone that might have been offended by words. Nonetheless, the message I was trying to pass is that we should be more concerned about the country. In thoughts and in actions. Even if possible the progress of the country should take precedent in all the choices we make.
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15:
Geronimoe:
@SamuelAnyawu, houses are not only being built in Abuja, Kaduna and Lagos alone, they are doing it in Anambra, Imo, Rivers and many more states. The ruling class are from every part of Nigeria, their language is to divide, rule and steal.
@Wheym15, why do you think the military is not fluid in it's tactics? Why are we most times on the defensive or "tactically withdrawing" and attacking after the damage has been done? What is the problem, absence of good leadership, training or equipment?
Most of us in the country don't give a f*ck what happens to the country and how we can influence it for good, we only care about our own personal interests. In short, patriotism really doesn't exist in Nigeria. And the greed and selfishness will be the end of us.

Apart from the above, one shouldn't expect a professional army to be as fluid as militias and terrorist groups etc because of bureaucracy and red tapism and the thousands of other problems that will normally plague an organized sector.


As for the other questions, the reason this war isn't nearly over yet is lack of will. Government isn't really interested as they should be.

And then, I really don't see any reasonable tactical advantage for the terrorists in overrunning military bases and capturing garrisoned towns that they will eventually have to withdraw from because they can't keep it. If I were in the same position as the Brigadier general, and I'm sure the cost of successfully defending the town will be too high, I would retreat in good order too(leaving little to nothing for the terrorists to loot in my Armoury though) and return back when the terrorists are done burning buildings and have withdrawn.
Tactically, there is really no sense in fighting every battle, there are some you withdraw from so that you can have the upper edge in other unavoidable ones.
What exactly did ISWAP achieve tactically with those attacks? Yes, they resupplied themselves and all but it the airforce will destroy some of the caches later.

The major objective of the two terrorists groups in Nigeria is to establish caliphates that they will govern and rule themselves, with the hope of expanding with time. The military has denied them that at least for now, what the terrorists are doing currently are sting attacks to let the world know they are still very capable and are still existing and also for their survival.
What should be concerning here is that the military heirachy seems to be contented with denying them that alone which shouldn't be. Their primary objective alongside other governmental organizations should be ensuring absolute peace and stability.
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 9:04am On Mar 04, 2021
SamuelAnyawu:
You’ve said it all.

I’m still wondering how Bokoharam with Hilux guntrucks are overrunning Military bases with Battle Tanks, Artillery, APCs.

To be candid something is definitely wrong somewhere.

Where do ISWAP return to after withdrawing from attacks. Do we have aircrafts that watches from the sky? Borno is a flat land and these guys move to their bases freely?

We are not ready to tell ourselves the truth.

Well even when you ask such questions here, many paddies will rather come for your head than allow these questions sink in their minds.

Well Houses must be built in Abuja, Kaduna or Lagos at the expense of our patriot lives.
Poverty full ground Depot go still Dey full
They have several hundred bases for several hundred cells. They only muster wheen they've been activated for an attack. The airforce has bombed several of their bases(check DHQ's Twitter page, you will see some videos) but they rebuild after each airstrike. They learn quickly and adapt very easily whereas the military is very slow to adaptation. They've shown that the supercamps no longer serve the purpose for which they were established yet it will take the military several months and several dead soldiers before they review it. The terrorists suffered greatly in 2014/2018 when they were controlling cities, today, you will never see them holding such cities because they know they will never be able to defend it. So they attack (to show that they can) and withdraws afterwards.
The objective of the current attacks is to divert attention from the offensive till the beginning of the raining season and they will throw everything behind that.
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 3:01pm On Mar 03, 2021
BabaOwen:
Power drunk politicians sponsoring bandits – Gov. Matawalle

Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara State has vowed to arrest any politician who enters the state with the intention to use thugs to forment trouble.

According to him, there is nobody that can claim to be above the law of the land, vowing that he had drawn a battle line with the enemies of peace in the State.

Governor Matawalle disclosed this at the Government House in Gusau, the state capital when the Nigeria Governors’ Forum’s delegation led by Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State visited him over the release of 279 school girls in Zamfara State kidnapped last Friday.

“These power drunk politicians cannot stay in Abuja, Kaduna or anywhere in Nigeria and be instigating crisis and be sponsoring terrorism in the state, killing thousands of innocent citizens of the state for selfish interest,” he warned.

The Governor cautioned that nobody is a sacred cow or untouchable, stressing that he is now in charge of the affairs of Zamfara State, challenging any of the politicians to dare him and see the consequences.

It could be recalled that on Sunday when the Federal Government delegation visited him at the Government House, the governor said that many people would be surprised when the sponsors of banditry would be exposed.

The governor maintained that many prominent personalities were solidly behind banditry in the State and that their sins would soon find them out.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2021/03/03/power-drunk-politicians-sponsoring-bandits-gov-matawalle/amp/

What a directionless Governor.
See, never mind sef, no be im fault
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 7:48am On Mar 03, 2021

BabaOwen:
This Government Supplies Us The AK-47 With Which We Kill Nigerians - Repentant Bandit Confesses



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr3l9JG-dsY
All of those people there and not a single one of them could ask him if it is federal or state or local government supplying them. Or who their connect is. If I was there, I would make sure he states in clear terms the exact people supplying them. Like why wouldn't I grab every opportunity to expose my enemy?
Foreign AffairsRe: Battle Field Discussion (picture/video) Of African Military . by Whyem15: 7:39am On Mar 03, 2021
I predicted that they will attack more towns yesterday and this is only just the beginning. The terrorists knew about the offensive and also knew when it would be their turn. They were not sitting idle all the time the offensive was targeting JAS. They've had months to plan and prepare.
The End game of this attacks is to force the military to switch to defensive mode. And to also have supplies to be able to fight back should the military refuse to concede.
It is the military that is supposed to be putting pressure on the terrorists to be on defense at all times but they are incredibly slow to change.

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