""Nigerians are frustrated that in the last 15 years, their lives have not been taken seriously," Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, of the Abuja-based Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), told DW. He adds that while Nigerians welcome external support, they remain cautious: "The issue is whether this foreign intervention is going to really help to deal decisively with this insecurity in Nigeria is what many people are not sure of.""
"So far, the Nigerian government has confirmed it approved the strikes, saying they followed "extensive intelligence gathering, operational planning, and reconnaissance." "A total of 16 GPS-guided precision munitions were deployed using MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial platforms, successfully neutralizing the targeted ISIS elements attempting to penetrate Nigeria from the Sahel corridor," the government stated. Uncertainty over casualties However, even days after the strikes, authorities remain unable to confirm whether there were any civilian casualties or deaths among the targeted militants."
"Security and policy analyst Olajumoke Ayandele told DW that while counter-terrorism efforts are not solutions on their own, "international intervention can be tactically effective, especially in the short term." "Precision attacks can disrupt leadership of Islamic State-affiliated groups, degrade their capabilities, and even buy the military time," US-based Ayandele added."
The United States conducted precision strikes in northwest Nigeria against Islamic State-affiliated militants using MQ-9 Reaper drones and 16 GPS-guided munitions. The Nigerian government said the strikes followed extensive intelligence gathering, operational planning, and reconnaissance and that the targeted elements were attempting to penetrate Nigeria from the Sahel corridor. Civil society representatives and analysts express frustration over long-standing insecurity and caution about the long-term effectiveness of foreign military intervention. Analysts state international intervention can be tactically effective in the short term by disrupting leadership and degrading militant capabilities. Authorities have not confirmed militant or civilian casualty figures amid uncertain conditions on the ground.
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