US Drones & Troops in Nigeria: Intel Battle vs Militants

0:00From the Daily News Now Network, this is Corey, with the story with global news today. The U.S. military now has multiple MQ-9 reaper drones and 200 troops in Nigeria offering training and intelligence help to local forces. Battling Islamist militants across the North This comes after U.S. air strikes hit militants in Northwest Nigeria late last year, as groups linked to Islamic state and al-Qaeda spread further in. Recent attacks have ramped up, including a suicide bombing this week on a garrison town in the Northeast. Nigerian and U.S. officials stressed the troops stay off the front lines, with drones focused solely on gathering intel and Nigeria's request. They view it as a shared security challenge, not combat involvement. The drones operate from Bouchy Airfield in the Northeast, supporting a new U.S. Nigeria intelligence fusion cell that feeds real-time tips to field. Researchers for identifying and tracking threats. These efforts build on a long partnership, as Boko Haram and Islamic state allies, like

1:02ISWAP, keep adapting with high-profile strikes, keeping the insurgency alive after 17 years.