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2014-07-28 Africa Subsaharan

Shekau's kingdom: Boko Haram control more than half of Borno

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Posted by Fred 2014-07-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
File under: Boko Haram

#1 Where is the Nigerian army in Borno?

Can they not beat these terrorist or do they need Western/African help like Somalia?

Posted by Paul D 2014-07-28 04:18|| 2014-07-28 04:18|| Front Page Top

#2 Where is the Nigerian army in Borno?

Making a point to be elsewhere as often as possible,Paul D. But they do look pretty in their uniforms.

Posted by trailing wife 2014-07-28 12:13|| 2014-07-28 12:13|| Front Page Top

#3 Or else at the Boko Haram training camp.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2014-07-28 12:41|| 2014-07-28 12:41|| Front Page Top

#4 The Nigerian army is like petty Russian princes in face of the Mongols. Armed palace guards (cause they have military uniforms unlike most gangs) used to define power among the players in Nigeria but really not an army in the sense of Western professional definition. They balance out each other, as 'commands' are parceled out as favors in the power game, but are rather deficient when needed to do real 'army' stuff.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-07-28 14:09|| 2014-07-28 14:09|| Front Page Top

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