US troops, warplanes land in Borno, Kaduna

US troops, warplanes land

…As Nigeria–U.S joint offensive takes off Five United States (U.S) military aircraft and the first batch of American troops have arrived in north-east Nigeria, marking the formal commencement of an expanded Nigeria–US security partnership aimed at crushing insurgency in the region. Military sources confirmed that at least three US aircraft landed between Thursday and Friday at bases in Maiduguri, Borno State, and Kaduna, delivering ammunition and other critical equipment to support ongoing counter-insurgency operations. According to senior officers at Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters, the consignments followed recent bilateral security talks between…

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