00:00The spokesperson for Nigeria's military said the American troops would help train their Nigerian counterparts in their fight against militant
00:09groups.
00:10General Samayla Uba said U.S. forces would not take part in combat, with their role limited to training and
00:17technical guidance.
00:18The troops expected to arrive in the coming weeks will join a small team of soldiers already in the West
00:25African country.
00:26Nigeria has faced threats from the United States over insecurity in the country, which President Donald Trump has characterized as
00:35persecution and genocide against Christians.
00:38Abuja rejects allegations of Christian persecution in Nigeria, a framing long used by the U.S. religious right.
00:45The U.S. targeted militants in northwest Sokotu state with strikes in December in a joint operation with Nigeria, officials
00:54from both countries said.
00:56Going forward, the U.S. military has said it will supply intelligence for Nigerian airstrikes and work to expedite arms
01:04purchases.
01:06Nigeria is battling a long-running Islamist insurgency concentrated in its northeast.
01:11However, the U.S. military has had the U.S. military in the east.
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