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2024-09-17 Africa North

US military completes withdrawal from junta-ruled Niger

[AlArabiya] The withdrawal of US troops from Niger is complete, an American official said Monday.

A small number of military personnel assigned to guard the US Embassy remain, Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh told reporters.

Earlier this year, Niger’s ruling junta ended an agreement that allowed US troops to operate in the West African country. A few months later, officials from both countries said in a joint statement that US troops would complete their withdrawal by the middle of September.

The US handed over its last military bases in Niger to local authorities last month, but about two dozen American soldiers had remained in Niger, largely for administrative duties related to the withdrawal, Singh said
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Posted by badanov 2024-09-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11155 views ] Top

#1 So how much military equipment and stuff did the US military leave behind?

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2024-09-17 01:38|| 2024-09-17 01:38|| Front Page Top

#2 A foreign policy failure by Biden Harris.

Posted by Big Bluetooth1422 2024-09-17 07:18|| 2024-09-17 07:18|| Front Page Top

#3 US forces completely withdraw from Niger following military coup

Posted by Skidmark 2024-09-17 08:04|| 2024-09-17 08:04|| Front Page Top

#4 US army leaves African state

'it had built a $100 million military base in 2016'

Posted by Skidmark 2024-09-17 09:09|| 2024-09-17 09:09|| Front Page Top

#5 "Niger is the world’s seventh-biggest producer of uranium. It possesses Africa’s highest-grade uranium ores and is a major exporter of uranium to Europe, particularly to France1. In 2021, Niger ranked as the seventh biggest supplier of uranium globally, contributing 5% of global supplies.

Posted by S MAI 2024-09-17 09:39|| 2024-09-17 09:39|| Front Page Top

#6 And Russia is hungry for Uranium.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-09-17 23:57|| 2024-09-17 23:57|| Front Page Top

#7 Is this an Obama trade, like the earlier Hillary trade?

Posted by Skidmark 2024-09-17 23:58|| 2024-09-17 23:58|| Front Page Top

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