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flag U.S. surveillance flights over Nigeria aim to track militants and locate a kidnapped pilot amid rising tensions and regional instability.

flag The U.S. has conducted nearly daily surveillance flights over Nigeria since late November using a Gulfstream V aircraft operated by Tenax Aerospace, based in Accra, Ghana. flag The missions, linked to heightened tensions after former President Donald Trump threatened military intervention over violence against Christians and a U.S. pilot’s kidnapping in Niger, aim to track militant groups like Boko Haram and ISWAP and support efforts to locate the missing pilot. flag The flights mark a revival of U.S. intelligence operations in West Africa following the closure of a military base in Niger and increased Russian influence. flag While the U.S. and Nigeria confirmed productive security talks, the Pentagon declined to comment on intelligence activities. flag Nigeria denies systemic anti-Christian persecution, stating armed groups target all communities, and has declared a security emergency amid escalating violence, including mass abductions.

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