100 US troops land in Nigeria as Islamic militants threaten West Africa regional security

Around 100 U.S. troops and subject instrumentality arrived successful Nigeria Monday to assistance enactment section forces battling Islamic militants and different equipped groups successful the West African nation, the Nigerian subject said.

The U.S. unit touched down arsenic portion of a broader information practice effort betwixt Washington and Abuja with 100 much arriving implicit time.

The accomplishment came astatine the petition of the Nigerian government, which sought assistance with training, method enactment and quality sharing arsenic it confronts violence, the Associated Press reported.

About 200 U.S. Africa Command unit are expected to deploy to Nigeria successful full and successful what officials person described arsenic a enactment ngo aimed astatine strengthening the capableness of Nigerian forces.

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U.S. Army Lt. Gen. John W. Brennan, lawman commander, U.S. Africa Command met Nigerian officials upon arriving successful Nigeria for talks. (U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth Tucceri)

The effort is focused connected combating Islamist extremist groups specified arsenic Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province, some of which person carried retired attacks successful bluish Nigeria and the Lake Chad region.

The archetypal batch of troops represents the archetypal radical of what is expected to beryllium a astir 200-person deployment of others, including U.S. quality analysts, advisers and trainers.

The determination follows caller visits by elder U.S. Africa Command officials to Abuja to reenforce military-to-military ties and grow counterterrorism cooperation.

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Nigerian soldiers antheral a checkpoint successful Gwoza, Nigeria. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi)

On Feb. 8, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu met with a high-level U.S. delegation led by U.S. Africa Command commandant Gen. Dagvin Anderson astatine the State House successful Abuja, according to Nigeria’s presidency.

The gathering included elder officials from Nigeria’s military, information and quality agencies and focused connected expanding quality sharing and operational coordination.

Monday's deployment came arsenic tensions betwixt Washington and Abuja person eased pursuing earlier friction implicit spiritual unit and civilian protection.

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Split of President Donald Trump and President of Nigeria Bola Tinubu (Ton Molina/Getty Images; Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump had antecedently accused Nigeria of failing to support Christians from what helium described arsenic a genocide, citing attacks by extremist groups and equipped bandits.

Trump ordered airstrikes connected Dec. 25 targeting Islamic State militants and said they were liable for sidesplitting Christians.

Africom conducted strikes successful Sokoto State successful northwest Nigeria targeting what it described arsenic Islamic State terrorists and said they were coordinated with Nigerian authorities.

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"The United States launched a almighty and deadly onslaught against ISIS Terrorist Scum successful Northwest Nigeria, who person been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, guiltless Christians, astatine levels not seen for galore years, and adjacent Centuries!" Trump said successful a station connected Truth Social astatine the time.