Nigerian Military Receives American Training
May 21, 2020
11:07 am
The US army provided counter-insurgency training to Nigerian troops battling a rise in attacks by Islamist militants, the Nigerian military has revealed. According to the UK Guardian.
The paper reports that some Nigerian battalions have received training in the US adding that the Nigerian Army is in the process of setting up a division that is effectively looking at warfare tactics.
More than 100 people have been killed in recent days by the radical Muslim sect Boko Haram, in Nigeriaβs north-east. One rights activist described it as βa state of armed Islamist insurgencyβ likely to spread.
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