Obostone:
https://td.usembassy.gov/chad-host-flintlock-2017-exercise/
So wats with the sign at motorway roundabout sayn the exercise is takn place @ bundase.....or mayb preparations for it
CHAD to Host FLINTLOCK 2017 Exercise
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Today, planning was finalized for the upcoming Flintlock military exercise to be hosted by Chad from late February through mid-March. The event will take place in N’Djamena and Chadian military training sites through mid-March.

“This is a tremendous opportunity for our nation’s military to strengthen our relationship with our neighbors,” said Gen. Zakaria Ngobongue. “It is also a chance for us to be involved in the community doing civilian-military outreach.”

Chad will host more than 800 military personnel from more than 24 nations as home of the Flintlock exercise joint multinational headquarters. While primarily focused on military training, Flintlock will also feature humanitarian, medical and veterinarian outreach events as well as opportunities for local religious and civil society leaders to engage with their military colleagues. On Wednesday, U.S. and Chadian officials dedicated a new parking ramp for transport aircraft and a headquarters building to support the exercise.

“This is the third time Chad has hosted the Flintlock exercise. With multiple hosts, this year will truly test our ability to coordinate across borders,” added Gen. Zakaria.

The overall exercise will bring together approximately 2,000 service members from more than 24 African, European and North American partner nations. Flintlock is U.S. Africa Command’s premier Special Operations Forces exercise and this year includes activities in Burkina Faso, Chad, Cameroon, Niger, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia.

The exercise is designed to strengthen the ability of partner nations in the region to protect their borders, provide security for their people, and increase the ability of all partners to work together to respond to crises.

Participating nations include Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Chad, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Tunisia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, United Kingdom and the United States.

By U.S. Embassy Ndjamena | 13 January, 2017 | Topics: Events, Press Releases | Tags: 2017 FLINTLOCK exercise Chad

Nok234:
http://saharareporters.com/2017/02/10/nigeria-says-boko-haram-affiliate-muslim-brotherhood-planning-massive-terror-attacks

I think that I more and more Understand US policy, we have to stop this and strick those groups before they enter in our country, now we have the brotherhood from ... All of this look like a world war ...
Nigeria must let the saoudis with all they toys and countries that are ready to sell them everything they want I dont see any strategy going there, for we must attack groups in Mali, Lybia, Egypte, and Somalia & be very careful with two country Soudan&Iran What do you think ?

Nok234:
http://saharareporters.com/2017/02/10/nigeria-says-boko-haram-affiliate-muslim-brotherhood-planning-massive-terror-attacks

I think that I more and more Understand US policy, we have to stop this and strick those groups before they enter in our country, now we have the brotherhood from ... All of this look like a world war ...
Nigeria must let the saoudis with all they toys and countries that are ready to sell them everything they want I dont see any strategy going there, for we must attack groups in Mali, Lybia, Egypte, and Somalia & be very careful with two country Soudan&Iran What do you think ?

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5oECHs7nts

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Eqy5eQtrLQ

tdayof:


Can we get the CH4? Henry240

Adminisher:


Very unreliable UAVs

Adminisher:


Very unreliable UAVs

Somaliland agrees to UAE military base in northern port

Somalia’s breakaway northern territory of Somaliland has said the United Arab Emirates can establish a military base in its territory.

The Emirati government in January submitted a formal application seeking permission from the Somaliland government to open a military base in the port town of Berbera.

The parliament of Somaliland on Sunday approved the UAE plan. The plan is controversial and the neighboring countries of Ethiopia and Djibouti are opposed to it, according to local reports.

In Sunday’s vote 144 lawmakers were in favor of the military base, two voted against and two abstained. Nine others opposed to the base shouted against President Ahmed Silanyo and were led out of the chamber by soldiers. Silanyo had spoken in favor of the base, saying it would create jobs in Somaliland.

The UAE government is planning to establish a naval base with warships that would be used to attack Shia Houthi fighters fighting the government in Yemen, according to a Somaliland official who insisted on anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the press.

Speaking at the parliament session, Somaliland’s president said that the military base would benefit Somaliland most and help create jobs.

The plan follows a multimillion dollar, 30-year contract for UAE’s international ports operator, DP World, to manage Somaliland’s largest port, Berbera.

The former British protectorate of Somaliland declared a unilateral independence from the rest of Somalia in 1991 and has succeeded in establishing peace and stability. But no country has so far recognized it as an independent state.

africaken254:


LINK http://somaliafocus.com/somaliland-agrees-to-uae-military-base-in-northern-port/

Adminisher:


Very unreliable UAVs

africaken254:
are you trying to tell us,they are so unreliable that UAE,iraq,egypt,saudi have opted to acquire variants of them and have being using them for duration of more than one year or several

tdayof:

Lol let wait for his reply.
Do you guys operate any UCAV? if no, why? I feel it will be useful for you guys.
What of UAVS, do you operate any big drone?

tdayof:

Lol let wait for his reply.
Do you guys operate any UCAV? if no, why? I feel it will be useful for you guys.
What of UAVS, do you operate any big drone?

tdayof:


Can we get the CH4? Henry240

Tinfoil:


It makes me sad to see Nigeria and Amisom countries spend billions on their militaries while trying to defeat haram and shabab. Unfortunatly haram and shabab CANNOT be defeated militarily. There are 2 ways these two groups can be destroyed completely, and in less than 5 years:

1. Enabling the communities in which they have a support base to make a living; thrive; by paying them a wage to have them invest their labor in public works in their communities like building schools, roads, sanitation,... Ban all NGOs, their handouts kill self-sufficiency.
2.Equiping, paying an above average salary, and giving proper living conditions to the police in the base communities.

The actual enemy is poverty.

rugged7:
Interesting article and videos.
An attack by Boko haram on a military formation in Banki 2014/2015 was comprehensively foiled by the Nigerian Army
Nice one by the army.
Good defensive positioning. 1 tank in frontal positioning, obstruction ditches around the camp.
Boko haram were comprehensively whipped.
My only problem is the follow up to these attacks.
Viz surveillance overflights, re-enforcements by helicopters, air force back up for a fight lasting 12 hours almost.
And fire pursuit of these morons as they retreat, knowing they will be short of ammunition and numbers.
Even in the video, it's obvious that some of them don't even have weapons


http://projects.voanews.com/boko-haram-terror-unmasked/

Tinfoil:
Ban all NGOs, their handouts kill self-sufficiency.

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbeTcwrsD50

LTGEN:

Tinfoil you are out of your depth in discussing Boko Haram you should stick to East Africa and All Shaban
In all of Boko Haram videos they have never mentioned poverty nor have thousands of captured or former fighters , what has been mentioned repeatedly is an ideology of a twisted version of Islam. The very few areas of no man's land that they operate in is not by Nigerian standards poverty-stricken .
That would be in Zamfara State and Boko Haram does not exist there, the last female bomber that was caught was given a mere N200 before she reneged.
Lack of political will, at state, Federal and Military level brought BH to the fore front followed by an over zealous police caused bh to rise from nothing.
BH can maybe mount a few attacks on soft targets but they are finished as a military force.

ActivateKruger: