Global War on Terror Nigerian Special Forces Captured Islamic Combatant’s Chest Rig and Motorola CP140. As well as two 199SF Unit Morale Patches.
The first piece we’ve ever had that includes VIDEO provenance! This Chest Rig and Motorola CP140 Walkie-Talkie was captured by an elite fighter of the 199th Special Forces Battalion of the Nigerian Army on July 17 2023 in the city of Maiduguri located in Borno, Nigeria. Special Operations Forces (SOFs) play a significant role in asymmetric warfare, like the counter-insurgency efforts against groups like Boko Haram and ISWAP in northeastern Nigeria.
The buyer will receive three photos and a video (graphic content: viewer discretion is advised) depicting the Chest Rig when it was captured as well as the name of the Nigerian Special Forces Soldier who captured it, via email!
The Boko Haram insurgency also known as the Boke Haram Crisis began in July 2009, when the militant Islamist and jihadist rebel group Boko Haram started an armed rebellion against the government of Nigeria. The conflict is taking place within the context of long-standing issues of religious violence between Nigeria's Muslim and Christian communities, and the insurgents' ultimate aim is to establish an Islamic state in the region. ISWAP, which stands for Islamic State's West Africa Province, is a militant group and administrative division under the larger Salafi jihadist group, the Islamic State. It primarily operates in the Chad Basin and has engaged in a violent insurgency against multiple countries including Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. ISWAP has also been involved in a deadly rivalry with Boko Haram. As of March 2022, ISWAP no longer serves as an umbrella organization for all IS factions in West Africa, but it was previously responsible for including the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (IS-GS) as part of its operations.
In May 2021, ISWAP attacked and overran Boko Haram militants in the Sambisa Forest and the leader of Boko Haram Shekau was killed during the fighting, reportedly using a suicide vest. In August, Abu Musab al-Barnawi, the leading commander of ISWAP, was killed. After Shekau's death masses of Boko Haram militants surrendered while others defected to ISWAP. According to the Nigerian Defence Forces, as of April 5, 2022, a total of 51,114 rebels and families, consisting of 11,398 men, 15,381 women, and 24,335 children, have surrendered. This number has risen to over 100,000 in July 2023. A commander of the Joint Task Force expressed optimism that the Boko Haram crisis would end very soon, while advising the troops not to rest or give the terrorists a chance to recuperate, reorganize and start carrying out attacks, saying, "We are almost there, so let's maintain the momentum."
