First wave of US troops arrive in Nigeria to train its military
By: Nicholas Slayton | Published: 2026-02-16 19:14:58 | Source: taskandpurpose.com
Roughly 100 American troops arrived in Nigeria today to help train and support the country’s military, a U.S. official confirmed to Task & Purpose.
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The deployment comes nearly two months after the United States carried out a series of strikes in Nigeria’s Sokoto state on Christmas, targeting Islamic State-linked militants. Earlier today a spokesperson for Nigeria’s armed…
