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Jan 17, 2013 · Download this stock image: Nigeria battalion 1 troops, part of the African led international support mission to Mali pose for a photo, before their departure, at the peace keeping centre in Jaji, Kaduna, Nigeria, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013.
In January 2013, Nigeria began to deploy troops to Mali as part of the African-led International Support Mission to Mali. Nigeria claimed to have contributed more than twenty thousand troops and police officers to various UN missions since 1960.
- 1956
- Abuja
- 160,000 (2020)
- Nigerian Armed Forces
Jan 18, 2013 · Nigeria battalion 1, troops for African led international support mission to Mali are seen before their departure at the peace keeping centre in Jaji, Kaduna, Nigeria, Thursday, Jan....
The African-led International Support Mission to Mali (AFISMA) is an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) organized military mission sent to support the government of ECOWAS member nation Mali against Islamist rebels in the Northern Mali conflict.
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Combat deployments. East Africa. The first Nigerian units to see combat in the Second World War served in the British campaigns in East Africa. In 1940, the 1st (West Africa) Brigade was the first Nigerian unit to be deployed against the Axis Powers in Kenya.
The African-led International Support Mission to Mali is an Economic Community of West African States organized military mission sent to support the government of ECOWAS member nation Mali against Islamist rebels in the Northern Mali conflict.
Feb 19, 2013 · Lt. Gen. Onyeabo Azubike Ihejirika, Nigeria chief of Army Staff, addresses Nigeria battalion 1 troops, part of the African led international support mission to Mali at the peace...