First batch of 200 U.S. troops, military aircraft arrive in Nigeria for counter-terror support mission The first batch of United States military personnel has arrived in Nigeria, marking the start of an expanded bilateral security cooperation aimed at strengthening counter-terrorism operations in the country’s troubled northeast. Multiple U.S. military aircraft reportedly touched down at the Air Force Base in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, an area that has remained the epicentre of insurgency activities for over a decade. Military sources indicate that approximately 200 troops are expected as part of...