Tag: soldiers
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20 soldiers killed in 2 attacks
At least 20 soldiers from the army and a paramilitary force were killed in two separate attacks in Pakistan, officials said on Thursday. “Six soldiers, including an officer were killed in an attack on a convoy of security forces, in the tribal district of North Waziristan,” the military’s media wing Inter Services Public Relations said…
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Soldiers kill Benue’s ‘most wanted criminal,’ Gana
The Nigeria Army has confirmed the killing of Mr Terwase Akwaza, alias “Gana,” the ‘most wanted criminal’ in Benue state. The Commander, 4 Special Forces Command, Doma, Nasarawa state, Maj. -Gen. Moundhey Ali, told newsmen on Tuesday that Gana was killed at a roadblock mounted by the Army along Gbese-Gboko-Makurdi road following exchange of gunfire.…
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Turkey orders arrest of 47 soldiers with links to failed coup
Turkish prosecutors on Saturday ordered the detention of 47 military personnel over their suspected links to a network believed to be behind a coup attempt in 2016. Police launched simultaneous operations in 40 provinces across the country to catch the suspects upon the order of the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in the western province of…
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Four soldiers murdered as explosion rocks Mali
Four Malian soldiers were murdered and one seriously injured on Saturday when an explosive device detonated as their vehicle drove by in the centre of the country, a military source told AFP. The outburst in the Koro region, near Mali’s border with Burkina Faso, comes just days after a military putsch against President Ibrahim…
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Bandits kill three soldiers, vigilante attempting to rescue kidnapped expatriates
Three soldiers and a vigilante have been killed by gunmen in an attempt to rescue two kidnapped foreign nationals. According to reports, the foreign nationals were kidnapped in Yakila village in Rafi local government area of Niger state. It was learnt that the gunmen had kidnapped the foreigners who are road contractors working on the…
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Army disowns ‘soldiers’ arrested in bullion van robbery
The Army has said that suspected soldiers held in connection with a bullion van robbery in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State are not their men. Col. Aliyu Yusuf, Deputy Director, Army Public Relations in 82 Division, said this in a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday in Enugu. Yusuf said the two men are not serving…
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[Photo] Soldiers, others arrested for bullion van robbery, death of four policemen
A crack team of Police detectives have arrested seven armed robbers, including a serving and a dismissed Soldier for alleged involvement in the robbery of a bullion van in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State, PRNigeria is reporting. The bullion van was moving from Enugu State to Ebonyi State when it was attacked in Abakaliki,…
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Bandits ambush Nigerian soldiers in Katsina, kill 16
An ambush by suspected bandits in Katsina State on Saturday left at least 16 soldiers and officers dead and 28 others wounded. Troops of the Special Army Super Camp 4 were said to be advancing on foot in Shimfida in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State at about 6:13 p.m. Saturday when the armed…
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Police rescue soldiers, recover arms from Boko Haram after Attack in Borno
The Nigeria Police Counter-terrorism operatives have rescued two soldiers who were earlier abducted by Boko Haram fighters in Borno State. It gathered that the terrorists had killed some security personnel and abducted others after an attack on soldiers on a patrol. The information is coming after Nigerian troops had also repelled an attempt by terrorists…
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Nine soldiers killed in Borno ambush
At least nine Nigerian soldiers were reported dead Saturday as suspected Boko Haram insurgents ambushed a military van escorting travellers from Maiduguri to Damboa town. The incident is the first in a long time that soldiers escorting travellers along that route would suffer such an attack. Damboa, 85 km south of Maiduguri, has been one…