Washington, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Chris Smith issued the following press release:
The U.S. is planning to send 200 American troops to help fight terrorism in Nigeria, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The contingent will reinforce a small group of U.S. military personnel already on the ground there. Officials say the U.S. troops will not be involved directly in combat, but their mission is to train Nigeria's military to fight Islamic militants.
"The terrorist activity in West Africa-and Nigeria specifically-is something we're incredibly concerned with," a spokesperson for U.S. Africa Command told the Journal. "We want to partner with capable and willing partners that are able to address these shared security concerns."
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