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Nigeria anti‑terror ops, US partnership, Kaduna attack

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Nigeria anti‑terrorism anti‑terror ops, US partnership partnership, Kaduna attack

In early July 2026, 2026 President Bola Tinubu convened senior security officials in Abuja to address Nigeria’s worsening deteriorating security climate, reviewing actions such as Operation FANSAN YAMMA and integrating the a new Peace Corps unit into intelligence tasks. The United States, under President Donald Trump, sent a letter on 6 July 2026 commending Tinubu’s “decisive leadership” against terrorism and violence toward Christian communities, terrorism, citing the 2026 Defence Cooperation Roadmap, the a joint intelligence‑sharing working group that shares intelligence, group, and recent joint operations that eliminated senior ISIS commanders in the Lake Chad area. The Nigerian presidency Nigeria released the letter on 22 July and reiterated its contents it on 27 July, emphasizing the partnership as “crucial” as conflict spreads across West Africa. The releases highlighted continued deployment of ongoing U.S. Special Operations Forces to train Nigerian troops training, continued intelligence sharing, and ongoing intelligence‑sharing mechanisms that support actions against ISIS affiliates and Boko Haram. Senate Republican Ted Cruz has accused the Tinubu administration of hiring Haram, even as U.S. lobbyists instead of fully addressing reports of violence against Christians, underscoring congressional scrutiny of lawmakers questioned Nigeria’s domestic human‑rights record while the security collaboration proceeds. Together, record. Later on 27 July, an armed assault on Naridon village in Kaduna’s Kauru Local Government Area killed about 30 civilians and burned homes. No group claimed responsibility. President Tinubu condemned the letters mark a further warming incident as an “unprovoked act of bilateral ties, reinforced by terror against defenseless people,” expressed condolences to victims’ families and Governor Uba Sani, and ordered the Defence Cooperation Roadmap armed forces, police and joint intelligence‑sharing, even as intelligence agencies to intensify operations, track the perpetrators and restore normalcy. The condemnation reinforces Tinubu’s broader anti‑terrorism push and the continued reliance on U.S. lawmakers question Nigeria’s domestic policies. partnership for capacity building and intelligence support.

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  1. 2026-07-29 01:44 UTC Nigeria anti‑terror ops, US partnership, Kaduna attack
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