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Nigerian ground and air forces repel Boko Haram attack in Borno state
[UPI] Nigerian ground forces, with the help of ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... assault on a village in Borno state, according to officials. The NAF used Alpha Jets to run close air support for Nigerian ground troops defending the village of Bita, in Nigeria's volatile northeast. "Consequently, a large number of the turbans were killed and several others injured," Air Commodore Dele Alonge, director of public relations and information for the NAF, said in a statement Sunday. The incident comes after President Muhammadu Buhari replaced each of Nigeria's military chiefs last month. Former Chief of Air Staff Adesola Amosu was among those sacked, with Air Vice Marshal Sadeeq Abubakar taking over his position and pledging an increase in air attacks against Boko Haram. Posted by: Fred 2015-08-03 |
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