If military power is all it would take to finish the menace of an awful terrorist organisation like Hamas, how come five Israeli wars in Gaza since 2003 have failed to do so? By Shekhar Gupta If we asked a question like, ‘How important are the armies to building and projecting a nation’s power,’ we
Chiemelie Ezeobi reports that the Nigerian Navy Special Boat Services recently collaborated with the United States Army Special Forces in a five-week joint combined exchange training geared towards a broad range of land-based skills and tactics targeted at preparing and equipping them with all the skills for today’s dynamic battle space
Navy Seals are trained to be able to operate in all environments, sea, and air and land, even though they are part of the naval force. For the Nigerian Navy (NN), its navy seals are special forces known as the Special Boat Services (SBS), and they are trained to carry out the most delicate of operations. The SBS although predominantly focused on littoral and riverine operations, are not restricted to carrying out other covert operations.
it says if you re fighting in built-up areas, 80,000 afghans living in marjah, 185,000 in the region, and we ve got 15,000 nato forces in there trying to clear out what was expected to be 400 to 1,000 taliban fighters with as many as 100 foreign fighters, chechens, arabs, et cetera, so it is a very difficult operation. marines will make every attempt to minimize civilian casualties, as well as their own, i might add. they re facing hundreds of roadside bombs as well as mines. very perilous operation for everybody concerned. beyond the tragedy of civilian deaths, president karzai had issued a statement before the offensive began pleading with military leaders to please be extra careful to try to avoid these casualties given the set-up that you are showing there, 80,000 in marjah alone. how does this incident affect the operation, how it is perceived locally as well as throughout afghanistan? well, the taliban have had very good information warfare