The Canadian Army will send regular troops to Niger in the next few months to help train soldiers there. A small team of Canadian special forces soldiers is already training Niger’s military personnel. After Christmas, the mission will fall under the purview of the army, Canadian military sources told Postmedia. Members of the Canadian Special Operations Regiment from the Canadian Forces Base in Petawawa, Ont. Last year, Canadian special forces involved in the training were pulled out of Diffa, after a battle broke out between government forces and Boko Haram jihadists.

Source: National Post August 27, 2016 03:00 UTC