-22-politics/Nigeria troops leave for Darfur

  • 12/15/2022
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ABUJA, Aug 30, SPA -- Nigeria sent over 100 troops toSudan's troubled Darfur region on Monday, its contributionto a joint force with Rwanda protecting African Unioncease-fire observers. The 155 Nigerian troops chanted and did press-ups beforeboarding two C130 Hercules planes bound for Al-Fasher, acity in Darfur. "As members of the Nigerian armed forces, already knownto have done extremely well in peace support operationsworldwide, you will not fail the country," Maj. Gen.Shekari Behu Biliyok told the soldiers in a send-offceremony at an airport in Nigeria's capital, Abuja.--SPA1449 Local Time 1149 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/196394

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