3 Bangladeshi peacekeepers injured in Mali attack
Staff Correspondent
30th January, 2021 10:31:19
Three Bangladeshi peacekeepers were injured in an attack by armed rebels during an operation in the West African nation of Mali on Wednesday.
The rebels detonated Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and opened fire on them.
The injured peacekeepers are No 4042435 Lance Corporal Alimuzzaman (4 E Bengal), No 4514355 Soldier Md Mostafizur Rahman (34 BIR) and No 4510404 Soldier Saidul Alam (34 BIR).
Bangladeshi brave peacekeepers carried out a counter-attack on the terrorists, forcing them to flee the scene. The IED blast by the armed rebels partially damaged an LAV (Light
Armored Vehicle) of Bangladeshi peacekeepers on the spot.
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Olonisakin, who spoke at Defence Headquarters in Abuja while handing over the mantle of leadership to his successor, Maj-Gen. Lucky Irabor, said in terms of organisation, some directorates of the DHQ were upgraded to departments to make them more impactful.
According to him, the department included the former Directorate of Civil-Military Affairs, which had been upgraded to a department to scale up the non-kinetic operation.
“We all could recall that at the inception of the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, the Boko Haram terrorist group held sway in parts of North-East Nigeria, where the sect occupied 20 out of 26 Local Government Areas in Borno State.
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The Nigerian troops and Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have invaded four Boko Haram strongholds in Borno on Wednesday.
The Operation led by Brig. Gen Waidi Shaibu, Commander of 21 Special Armor Brigade, targeted Boko Haram strongholds in Maiyanki, Darussalam, Bula Kurege and Izza.
The camps served as training grounds for the terrorists and hideouts for an ambush of military personnel.
Many unit commanders and fighters were killed, while more were injured in the ground assault and aerial strikes.
Dozens of equipment were captured; food items, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) making materials and clothing were destroyed.
“We cleared Maiyanki, Darussalam, Bula Kurege and have now taken over Izza, all former Boko Haram strong-points. Troops have been repeatedly attacked in these harbour areas”, a top military source told PRNigeria.