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Nigeria confirms arrival of 100 US troops

Kagi News | 2026-02-16 18:55 UTC | source

🤝 Nigeria’s military says about 100 U.S. troops have arrived in the country for a training and support mission 125346.

The announcement comes as Nigeria faces a surge in attacks by extremist and other armed groups in parts of the country 246.

Bauchi, Nigeria
Photo illustrating reporting on U.S. troop arrival for a training mission in Nigeria.
Photo illustrating reporting on U.S. troop arrival for a training mission in Nigeria. — pbs.org

Sources

  1. Nigeria: Nigerian Military Confirms Arrival of 100 U.S. Troops [allafrica.com] (2026-02-17)
  2. US troops arrive in Nigeria on training mission [dw.com] (2026-02-16)
  3. Nigeria announces arrival of 100 U.S. soldiers [thehindu.com] (2026-02-17)
  4. Nigeria says 100 more U.S. military personnel arrive to tackle Islamists [straitstimes.com] (2026-02-16)
  5. U.S. troops arrive in Nigeria to help train soldiers, country's military says [pbs.org] (2026-02-16)
  6. US deploys 100 soldiers to Nigeria as attacks by armed groups surge [aljazeera.com] (2026-02-16)

Highlights

  1. Mission limits: Nigerian officials said the U.S. soldiers will not take on a combat role and will operate under Nigeria’s full command authority 6.
  2. What Nigeria asked for: Nigeria told Washington it wanted training, technical support, and intelligence-sharing to help counter violent groups 25.
  3. Arrival details: Defence Headquarters spokesperson Samaila Uba said the troops and associated equipment landed at Bauchi Airfield 1.
Security-related image accompanying reporting on U.S. trainers arriving in Nigeria.
Security-related image accompanying reporting on U.S. trainers arriving in Nigeria. — thehindu.com

Perspectives

Nigeria Defence Headquarters: Military spokesperson Samaila Uba said in a Monday evening statement that U.S. personnel arrived with associated equipment.

Straits Times/Reuters framing: The report cast the arrival as part of Washington scaling up an operation focused on Islamist insurgents.

The Hindu reporting: The defence ministry did not say exactly when the “U.S. military trainers” arrived or when they were due to arrive.