Africa – Page 160 – The Defense Post

Sep- 2021 -

6 September

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-760 aircraft

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Sudan Seizes ‘Weapons Shipment’ From Ethiopian Plane

Sudanese authorities have seized a shipment of weapons at Khartoum airport arriving from neighboring Ethiopia.

2 September

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Nigeria Gunmen Kidnap 73 Students From High School in Northwest

Nigerian gunmen kidnapped 73 students after storming a high school in the northwest of the country.

1 September

Nigerian soldiers patrol on October 12, 2019, after gunmen suspected of belonging to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) group carried out a deadly attack in the village of Tungushe, Borno state

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17 People Killed in Nigeria Jihadist Attacks

At least 17 people, including a soldier and aid worker, were killed by Islamic State-aligned jihadists in northeast Nigeria's Borno state.

Aug- 2021 -

30 August

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Nigeria’s Buhari Urges Unity After Massacres in Flashpoint City

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has called for communities to unite to ease tensions after violence in a flashpoint central city killed dozens of people.

27 August

Military troops inspect arms and ammunitions recovered from Boko Haram jihadists.

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Nigeria Jihadist Surrenders Spark Debate Over War Strategy

Images of bedraggled jihadists and families surrendering to the military have sparked debate over the Nigerian army's claims of success in its long war.

26 August

Inder Singh Bisht

German Military Orders $24.7M Surveillance Balloon to Protect Niger Base

The German military has ordered a $24.7 million Rheinmetall-made tethered balloon-based area reconnaissance system to help protect a forward operating base in Niger.

26 August

Niger Armed Forces at Nigerien Air Base 201

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16 Soldiers Killed in Jihadist-Hit Southeast Niger

An attack by hundreds of Boko Haram fighters on a town in Niger's jihadist-plagued southeast killed 16 soldiers and wounded nine others.

25 August

Iran's Mohajer 6 tactical and combat unmanned aerial vehicle

Inder Singh Bisht

Images Suggest Ethiopia Using Iranian Drones in Civil War

Citing images shared on the internet, several media outlets have reported that Ethiopia is using Iranian-made Mohajer-6 combat drones as it fights a civil war.

25 August