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RAF is sending three warplanes to help locate the Nigerian schoolgirls
taken by an Islamist terror group, it has been reported.
Four months ago Boko Haram, which is fighting to reinstate a medieval Islamic caliphate in religiously mixed Nigeria, abducted more than 200 schoolgirls from the village of Chibok and they remain missing.
Now, three RAF Tornado GR4s outfitted with surveillance equipment are being deployed to the African nation to fly reconnaissance missions over the region the group is known to operate in.
Four months ago Boko Haram, which is fighting to reinstate a medieval Islamic caliphate in religiously mixed Nigeria, abducted more than 200 schoolgirls from the village of Chibok and they remain missing.
Now, three RAF Tornado GR4s outfitted with surveillance equipment are being deployed to the African nation to fly reconnaissance missions over the region the group is known to operate in.
Eye in the sky: Three RAF Tornado GR4s are being deployed to search for the 200 missing Nigerian schoolgirls
A Government source told The Times that the fighter bombers will help the Nigerian authorities by tracking the movements of Boko Haram militants.
According to the report, the mission is dependent on a nearby nation giving them permission to use a runway.
Planes will fly reconnaissance missions over Nigeria, it has been reported
Fighter bombers to supply vital intel to the Nigerian military
Comes four months after Boko Haram abducted more than 200 schoolgirls
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