africaken254:
may be its time Nigeria allowed US to carry out drone strike against boko haram

Henry240:


Let's all pretend,

1- You didn't think this

2- You didn't type this

3- You didn't post this

4- We didn't read this.

tdayof:
Noticed that too. Wondering how it was going to replace the CH3.

Henry240:


When did the Yahbon Flash 20 become an armed. I'm reading for the first time that the Yahbon, the Flash 20 in particular has an armed variant.


It's a decent long endurance MALE UAV, both those wings aren't designed for wing-loading, but for gliding and long endurance patrols.

MikeCZA:
Can be mistaken for a giant se.....x toy.

africaken254:
may be its time Nigeria allowed US to carry out drone strike against boko haram

rugged7:
Bombing the Niger delta alone will not solve the problem

Saro wiwa was killed, it did not stop it.

It has to be a means to an end.

That end has to be dialogue

Rwandan police kill 3 people with suspected extremist ties

KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwandan police said Friday they had killed three suspected extremists linked to the Somalia-based group al-Shabab and thought to be part of a “radicalization campaign aimed at recruiting jihadists.”

This East African country has never been attacked by Islamic extremists, but authorities now say there is a threat of an extremist network here.

Police said the three were among six suspects, including a woman, who had resisted arrest in the western district of Rusizi.

The incident comes after police on Wednesday said they had killed a suspected extremist following a three-hour firefight in the capital, Kigali.

The presence of suspected extremists has come as a shock to many Rwandans who regard the country as an oasis of peace in a volatile region. Since last year, authorities say, they have been investigating individuals linked to foreign Islamic extremist organizations, including the Islamic State group.

“Preliminary investigations indicate that the terrorist suspects were in a radicalization campaign aimed at recruiting jihadists,” police said in a statement Friday on the latest incident.

Sano Nkeramugaba, the head of police in Rusizi, told reporters that the suspects were believed to be part of an extremist network linked to members of al-Shabab, the Somali group that frequently carries out lethal attacks at home as well as in neighboring Kenya.

In January, Rwandan police shot dead a Muslim cleric in Kigali who was suspected of recruiting for the Islamic State group.

iblawi:


Baba, I think the government have tried to dialogue with this NDA but they feel they are untouchable. Dialogue is what we all want but since it's not making any headway I think it's proper for the military to prepare for action.

Dialogue didn't solve Ogun/Lagos militant problem, dialogue didn't solve herdsmen problem, dialogue didn't solve boko haram crisis. Instead, military did the needful and we are all happy about the out outcome of the operations.
So how sure are you that dialogue will solve Niger delta crisis when they keep making the government look like a fool. I think it's better we give the military opportunity to show the NDA what they have for them too.

Henry240:
So the Nigerian navy finally launched it's second Coastal Patrol Vessel. Unlike when NNS Andoni was launched in 2012, there was fanfare, the then President(GEJ) commissioned it, BBC also ran an article on Andoni and the commissioning. However, with this SDB, there was nothing, not even the Minister of Defence attending the commissioning, the Navy commissioned this vessel like "a thief in the night". How must unfortunate.


NNS Karaduwa, a 40 meters, second domestically built Seaward Defence Boat of the Nigerian navy. Call sign P102.

jakeporeshenko:
Nigerian Air Force super puma door gunner

Kenya bags 3 Gold, 2 Silver and 1Bronze medals as EAC MilitaryGames which recently ended

VCDF Lt Gen Joseph Kasaon, UPDF's Deputy CDF Lt Gen Charles Angina & TPDF's Maj Gen Nasoro at EAC Mil Games in Rwanda

Bolstering East African Nations’ Capacity To Counter Terrorism

We recently had the privilege to visit Nairobi, Kenya, to prepare for the third annual East Africa Joint Operations (EAJO) Capstone exercise. Funded by the Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism, this training exercise highlighted the U.S. Department of State’s role in building the capacity of partner nations to address terrorist threats. Held August 12 through 15, EAJO convened Kenyan, Tanzanian, and Ugandan security forces and first responder organizations to examine capacity building measures as well as ways to increase regional cooperation to respond to evolving threats by al-Shabaab terrorists and other violent extremists. The exercise included simulations and training with East African partner organizations.

The State Department hosted the inaugural EAJO capstone exercise in Nairobi in September 2014 on the one-year anniversary of the al-Shabaab attack on the Westgate Mall, which claimed the lives of more than 70 victims and injured hundreds. The tragic events at Westgate prompted the State Department to develop this first capstone exercise, involving 108 participants from Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Participants engaged in weeks of intensive training, including incident command and control, operational planning, first responder procedures, medical stabilization, and improvised explosive device countermeasures. Trainees then applied and tested these vital skills in a live, 24-hour exercise simulating an urban mass-casualty attack.

This year’s EAJO aimed to further advance our counterterrorism partnerships in East Africa. In keeping with Secretary Kerry’s priority to promote greater coordination and information sharing between civilian law enforcement, communities, as well as military forces in the region, the exercise included senior leadership from each of these sectors in the region.

rugged7:
I will assume you didn't read my comments very well.
I will clarify.

I said: "Bombing the Niger delta alone will not solve the problem".
Note the adjectival clause & qualifier "alone".

He who comes to equity must come with clean hands.-1stly, government has been less than sincere in the so called "negotiations".

And foolhardiness is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.- we have been here before.
For years, the Niger-delta "boat wars" in the 2000s did not solve the problem.
Dialogue through Yaradua and GEJ finally brought some semblance of peace there.

Large sections of the SS and SE remain disaffected.
If you think a bloodlust and open slaughter of people in the Niger delta is the solution, by all means go ahead.
Rest assured we are setting the stage for a conflagration that will consume everybody.

@Tochex101
Yes, i do believe dialogue is the "final" solution.
Controlled violence often only works well if there is a plan for negotiation at the end.

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B53z9kRLOc

iblawi:


What I can deduce from this is that dialogue alone can't solve Niger delta crisis since Yaradu and GEJ tried it before and we still came back to square 1 after spending billions to pamper them for almost 8 years. There is a big difference between people fighting for their rights and people trying to disrupt government for selfish interest/political gains. I don't pray for escalation of the war but when things get unbearable you can't blame the government.

Every part of Nigeria was neglected by government not the Niger delta alone. The only thing that makes us different is how we respond to government's negligence.