US says it has not received a formal request by Niger junta to leave military bases March 22, 2024 US weighing options in Africa after Niger junta orders departure from key counterterrorism base March 19, 2024 US military operations across the Sahel are at risk after Niger ends cooperati...
In July 2023, Niger's democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown in a military coup d'état, after which the military leadership expelled French forces and ended a long-standing security agreement with the US, giving Washington until mid-September to withdraw its troops. At the...
the FAN is a lightly armed, but experienced military; it has conducted training and combat operations with foreign partners, including the French and US; the EU has also provided security assistance, particularly to the GN, GNN, and the National Police; the FAN also conducts counterterrorism ...
US Troops Pull Out of Niger's Air Base 101 More NIAMEY (Reuters) - The U.S. military withdrew its personnel from Niger's Air Base 101 near the airport in the capital Niamey on Sunday, ahead of its exit from a major drone base near the desert city of Agadez in the coming weeks. Ni...
MORE: US to withdraw troops from Niger after military deal revoked "I don't think that this is a situation like we've seen in other countries in which the counterterrorism responsibilities will be turned over to a Wagner or a Russian-type entity. First off, I ...
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When did US forces arrive in Niger? They arrived in early 2013 to help the French military that had intervened in neighboring Mali the year before. The French had moved into Mali after anAl Qaedaaffiliated group and tribal groups took over the vast northern part of the country and were movin...
The US military is investigating images that allegedly show US soldiers targeted in Niger ambushDavid Choi
Multiple failures led to ambush of American soldiers in Niger: Military investigation A military probe found failures led to the ambush of American soldiers in Niger. May 3, 2018, 1:05 PM US soldiers killed in Niger were outgunned, 'left behind' in hunt for ISIS leader Four Army specia...
G5 Sahel military chiefs of staff agreed to allow defense forces from each of the states to pursue terrorist fighters up to 100 km into neighboring countries; the G5 force is backed by the UN, US, and France; G5 troops periodically conduct joint operations with French forces deployed to th...