US deploys surveillance aircraft over Nigeria in search for kidnapped schoolchildren

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The US has deployed manned surveillance aircraft over Nigeria to assist in efforts to find schoolchildren kidnapped in April by Boko Haram extremists, a senior Obama administration official told journalists.

"We have shared commercial satellite imagery with the Nigerians and are flying manned ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) assets over Nigeria with the government's permission," the official said.

US deploys 45 troops to South Sudan, amid fear of civil war

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The United States has deployed 45 troops to South Sudan, amid intensifying fighting between rebels and government forces and fears the country is sliding toward civil war, the White House said Thursday.

In a letter to Congress, President Barack Obama said the force was sent Wednesday to protect US citizens and property "will remain in South Sudan until the security situation becomes such that it is no longer needed."