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Dissecting The U.S. Hostage Rescue Operation In Nigeria: Here Are All The Assets That Took Part In The Raid

November 9, 2020 David Cenciotti

American hostage Philip Walton was rescued in northern Nigeria last month and several U.S. aircraft supported the operation. Early on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, members of the Navy’s elite “SEAL Team Six” or “DEVGRU” (Development […]

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“SEAL Team Six” Makes Dramatic Predawn Hostage Rescue of American in Nigeria.

October 31, 2020 Tom Demerly

American Philip Walton Rescued in Daring Nighttime Raid Based on CIA Intelligence. Intelligence gathered by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency using sophisticated cell phone surveillance was used to locate and rescue American hostage Philip Walton, […]

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Many unanswered questions surround the failed British special forces rescue bid in Nigeria

March 12, 2012 Richard Clements

At 10.00 am local time on Mar. 8, the walls of a compound near Birnin-Kebbi, North West Nigeria, came crashing in: it was the start of a combined operation between British and Nigerian troops to […]

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