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| Boko Haram: Nigerian Air Force commences fresh air strike over Sambisa forest |
| 2015-08-17 |
| [PREMIUMTIMESNG] The Nigerian Military, in its resolution to incapacitate and further degrade the fighting spirit of Boko Haram ... 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... Terrorist Group, has carried out several bombings and air strike missions in Sambisa Forest, the spokesperson for the Nigerian Air Force, Dele Alonge, has said. The strike missions, said Mr. Alonge, an air commodore, came after several weeks of tactical reconnaissance by the reconnaissance/ surveillance aircraft. The air strikes carried out by F-7NI and Alpha Jet fighter aircraft, as well as attack helicopters has resulted in the degradation of the Lions of Islam capabilities and destruction of some of their strong holds, the spokesperson said. He added, "Intelligence report revealed that as aftermath of the strike missions, the Lions of Islam have been confined and their capabilities greatly reduced, thereby restricting their nefarious activities to small scale attacks and suicide kabooms. "The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar assures all Nigerians that the air efforts would be sustained until the Boko Haram Activities becomes a thing of the past. He further stated that, the Nigerian Air Force with their support is Willing, Able and Ready to meet up with current and future security challenges of the nation." The Air Force had on Friday announced that it was deploying additional combat platforms to North East Nigeria in support of the ongoing counter-insurgency operation codenamed 'Operation Lafiya Dole'. |
| Posted by:Fred |