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| Obama Sends 100 Troops To Build New Drone Base In West Africa To Target Al Qaeda by Goldie20: 4:42pm On Feb 24, 2013 |
President Barack Obama said Friday that about 100 American troops have been deployed to the African nation of Niger. Two U.S. defense officials said the troops would be setting up a base for unarmed drones to conduct surveillance. Obama announced the deployment in a letter to Congress, saying that the forces 'will provide support for intelligence collection and will also facilitate intelligence sharing with French forces conducting operations in Mali, and with other partners in the region.' The move marks a deepening of U.S. efforts to stem the spread of Al Qaeda and its affiliates in the volatile region. It also underscores Obama's desire to fight extremism without involving large numbers of U.S. ground forces. The drone base will allow the U.S. to give France more intelligence on the militants its forces have been fighting in Mali, which neighbors Niger. Over time, it could extend the reach not only of American intelligence-gathering but also U.S. special operations missions to strengthen Niger's own security forces. One of the two U.S. defense officials who discussed the development confirmed the American troops would fly drones and other surveillance platforms from Niger military airstrips, tracking militant and refugee movement inside Mali and around the border. The U.S. will share that intelligence with Niger's military, the official said. Source http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2283346/Obama-builds-new-drone-base-West-Africa-combat-spread-Al-Qaeda.html 1 Like
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| Re: Obama Sends 100 Troops To Build New Drone Base In West Africa To Target Al Qaeda by Valto(m): 4:46pm On Feb 24, 2013 |
make dem no come near naija..we dont need their help!! 1 Like |
| Re: Obama Sends 100 Troops To Build New Drone Base In West Africa To Target Al Qaeda by debedebe(m): 5:14pm On Feb 24, 2013 |
Front page pls,if and only if US dont av other hidden aganda,i think dis initiative will really help,Boko haram from Niger ur time is over... ;DFront page pls,if and only if US dont av other hidden aganda,i think dis initiative will really help,Boko haram from Niger ur time is over... |
| Re: Obama Sends 100 Troops To Build New Drone Base In West Africa To Target Al Qaeda by redsun(m): 6:23pm On Feb 24, 2013 |
Valto: make dem no come near naija..we dont need their help!! If you dont need them,you have to get your acts together.As long as your weaklings,higher powers will always have excuses to come in |
| Re: Obama Sends 100 Troops To Build New Drone Base In West Africa To Target Al Qaeda by bethnals: 6:42am On Feb 25, 2013 |
Their target is Naija. Watch when the Kidnap and bombing increase x 10 in Northern Naija. You will just hear 'suspected Boko Haram militants' on BBC, CNN etc Look at whats happening in Pakistan ever since they (USA) entered Afghan. |
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