Tag: US Special Forces

Just in: Police arrest kidnappers of American citizen rescued by US special forces [Photo]

Dec 10, 2020

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Femi Ajasa

in Nigeria, Top Story

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested two persons believed to be members of a transnational kidnap syndicate involved in the kidnap of an American citizen Philippe Walton on October 28 at his farm in Massalata Village, Republic of Niger. The suspects Aliyu Abdullahi, 21, aka Mallam and Aliyu Umaru, 23, aka Kwatte Kusu,…
U.S. Special Forces kill ISIS ‘Second in Command’

Jul 18, 2020

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Olaotan Falade

in Nigeria, Uncategorized, World

U.S. Special Operations forces believe they killed ISIS’ “second in command” in an operation inside Syria, according to a senior defense official. Haji Imam, whose real name is said to be Abd ar-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli, is a senior religious leader of the self-proclaimed Islamic State and had been considered to be next in line to…