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US Confirms Deployment of Small Crew of Troops to Nigeria — Studies
US Confirms Deployment of Small Crew of Troops to Nigeria — Studies
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The US has despatched a small group of troopers to Nigeria, marking the primary confirmed presence of US forces on the bottom since airstrikes carried out in December, Reuters reported.
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“That has led to elevated collaboration between our nations to incorporate a small US workforce that brings some distinctive capabilities from the US,” Common Dagvin R.M. Anderson, head of the US army’s Africa Command AFRICOM, instructed journalists, in line with the report.Nigeria’s protection minister additionally confirmed the presence of the workforce.The deployment follows US airstrikes ordered by President Donald Trump, which Washington mentioned focused ISIS* terrorists in Nigeria. *A terrorist group outlawed in Russia and lots of different international locations.
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The US has despatched a small group of troopers to Nigeria, marking the primary confirmed presence of US forces on the bottom since airstrikes carried out in December, Reuters reported.
“That has led to elevated collaboration between our nations to incorporate a small US workforce that brings some distinctive capabilities from the US,” Common Dagvin R.M. Anderson, head of the US army’s Africa Command AFRICOM, instructed journalists, in line with the report.
Nigeria’s protection minister additionally confirmed the presence of the workforce.
The deployment follows US airstrikes ordered by President Donald Trump, which Washington mentioned focused ISIS* terrorists in Nigeria.
26 December 2025, 05:09 GMT
*A terrorist group outlawed in Russia and lots of different international locations.
