Multinational Joint Task Force

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The Multinational Joint Task Force ( MNJTF ) is the joint multinational force of units of the Chadian , Nigerian and Nigerian armies whose common goal is counter-terrorism operations. Its headquarters are in Ndjamena , the capital of Chad after the original HQ Baga was devastated by fighters from Boko Haram . Up to 10,000 men are subordinate to the MNTJF.

In the meantime, forces from Cameroon, Chad, Benin, Niger and Nigeria are involved in the MJTF.

history

The force was formed in 1994 to fight marauding gangs on Nigeria's northern border . In 1998, the unit was expanded to include troops from the neighboring states of Chad and Niger in order to ensure security in the region around Lake Chad . Its headquarters are in Baga in the Nigerian state of Borno . This is one of the reasons why the city was hit in April 2013 by an attack by the terrorist group Boko Haram, in which at least 185 people died and over 2000 buildings were destroyed. As a result of the attack, around 2,000 residents fled to the border town of Bosso in neighboring Niger .

On January 3, 2015, there was another attack on Baga, in which the MJTF soldiers stationed there to protect the city fled. It was the fifth attack in two years. On January 7th, the city was burned down in a massacre , according to the BBC, up to 2000 dead are assumed.

A government spokesman denied this, and Reuters reported at least 100 deaths. Musa Alhaji Bukar, a senior government official, said the city was "virtually non-existent".

For months, the Nigerian government resisted the use of foreign troops in Nigeria. In the end, however, she agreed that troops from neighboring countries could intervene in the fight against Boko Haram on her territory. Commander of MNJTF was until his appointment as Chief of Staff of the Nigerian Army in July 2015 Tukur Buratai .

The MNJTF later faced both the Boko Haram and Ansaru terrorists . In April 2012, the force's mandate was expanded to include counter-terrorism operations .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Die Welt : Boko Haram burns down city in Nigeria January 8, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ Yusha'u A Ibrahim: How Borno refugees survive in Bosso. (No longer available online.) In: Weekly Trust. June 1, 2013, archived from the original on February 8, 2015 ; accessed on February 8, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dailytrust.com.ng
  3. ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung : Boko Haram captured military base on January 4, 2015. Accessed on January 8, 2015.
  4. ↑ a b Boko Haram crisis: Nigeria's Baga town hit by new assault of January 8, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  5. ^ Spiegel Online : Tyranny in Nigeria: Boko Haram burns down town January 8, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  6. ↑ http://pncp.net/news/regional-multinational-joint-task-force-combat-boko-haram