U.S. Sends Troops to Chad to Hunt for Abducted Nigeria Girls
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The U.S. sent 80 troops to Chad to help international efforts to rescue more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped last month by Islamist militants, the White House said.
The soldiers aren’t ground troops. They “will support the operation of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft for missions over northern Nigeria and the surrounding area,” President Barack Obama said yesterday in a letter to Congress. They will operate unarmed Predator drones, according to a U.S. defense official, who asked not to be identified discussing operational details.