U.S WITHDRAWS 'MOST' FORCES FROM NIGERIA AFTER OPERATIONS AGAINST DAESH TERRORISTS. (PHOTO).
US withdraws 'most' forces from Nigeria after operations against Daesh terrorists The United States has withdrawn most of the forces after a recent operation against Daesh terrorists in Nigeria and is now providing intelligence support at Abuja's request, the head of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) says. US and Nigerian forces, in May, conducted military operations in northeastern Nigeria that killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second-in-command of Daesh globally. That followed a US strike “against terrorists" on Christmas Day. Addressing a conference of African defence chiefs in Angola on Thursday, AFRICOM Commander General Dagvin Anderson described May's joint US-Nigerian operation as a model for future security cooperation in Africa. "We have withdrawn much of our forces that were just there for that operation, but are continuing the partnership that Nigeria has asked for to help continue with the intelligence sharing," Anderson told journalists during a U...