Biden Hands over Last U.S. Military Base to Niger Coup Regime
The United States formally handed over its last military base in Niger to the current government on Monday, completing a withdrawal ordered by the Nigerien government in March. About two dozen U.S. troops remain in the country to perform administrative duties but have been told to withdraw by September 15. Niger is President Joe Biden’s […]
US completes troop withdrawal from Niger
The U.S. military has completed its troop withdrawal from Niger after a coup in 2023 seized control of the country and demanded that U.S. soldiers leave the country, a setback for Washington in its war on terrorism in the Sahel region. The U.S. Department of Defense and Niger’s Ministry of Defense issued a joint statement […]
US troops withdraw from first base in Niger
U.S. troops formally withdrew from Niger’s main airbase on Monday, the first of two bases from which U.S. troops will leave after Niamey fell to a military coup in 2023 and Nigerien authorities ordered the U.S. to withdraw. US troops left 101 Air Base near the capital, Niamey, after a ceremony to formally announce the […]