US military completes withdrawal from Niger

Source: CNN

“The US military completed its withdrawal from Niger on Sunday, US Africa Command announced in a news release. ‘This process began on May 19 following the mutual establishment of withdrawal conditions and continued with the withdrawal of US forces and assets from Air Base 101 in Niamey on July 7, 2024, and Air Base 201 in Agadez on Aug. 5, 2024,’ the AFRICOM release said. The US had previously said that the withdrawal would be complete by September 15. … The withdrawal comes months after Niger’s military government — which took power in a coup in 2023 — ended an agreement signed with the US that allowed military personnel and civilian staff from the Department of Defense to operate in Niger.” (09/16/24)

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