Pentagon Confirms Americans Sharing Air Base with Russian Troops in Niger
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed Friday that the U.S. military shares space at Air Base 101, a facility in Niger’s capital, with Russian forces, but said the presence of Russian troops is “a serious problem here.” It was rejected as “not.” Reuters reported late on Friday that Niger’s government, a military junta known as […]
Russian troops staying at base housing US forces in Niger
Russian military personnel are staying at an air base in Niger that also hosts U.S. troops and equipment, a U.S. official confirmed to The Hill on Thursday. The news comes as approximately 1,000 American military personnel are expected to withdraw from Niger due to worsening relations with the African nation following a military coup there […]
China’s space forces have US troops more vulnerable than ever
China‘s military officials are deploying a vast network of satellites in orbit in an apparent preparation “to go to war and sustain a war,” according to a top U.S. Space Force intelligence officer. “They’ve placed over 200 satellites in space [in each of the last two] years; of that, over half of them are remote […]
Russian troops move into Niger base housing US forces
U.S. officials announced Thursday that Russian soldiers had moved to an air base in Niger where U.S. troops are also stationed. “[The situation] It’s not great, but it’s manageable in the short term,” a senior US defense official said. told Reuters. The Russian military’s entry into the 101st Air Base in Niamey, the capital of […]
Ukrainian troops forced to abandon villages in face of withering Russian assaults
UKRAINIAN TROOPS FALL BACK: While the United States is rushing air defense interceptors, long-range missiles, artillery shells, and small-arms ammunition to Ukraine as part of a $1 billion military aid package, the emergency resupply effort has yet to blunt the Russian advance of on the battlefield. With no defense against Russian “glide bombs,” older one- […]
US says it will return to Chad for talks to keep troops in the country
US troops will return to Chad within a month to discuss changes to the agreement that allows them to remain in the country, a US military commander said on Wednesday. The United States announced last month that it would withdraw most of its roughly 100 troops from Chad after the Chadian government questioned the legality […]
US troops could pay price if NATO allies don’t make major change, former VP’s group warns
First appearance on Fox: According to former President Mike Pence’s lobbying group American Advancement of Freedom (AAF), the US military could become embroiled in a war with Russia if surrounding North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries fail to increase military spending. be. In a memo sent to Congress on Tuesday, the AAF argues that several […]
Four Assad Troops Killed in Syria Ambush
An organization that tracks violence in Syria reported on Monday that Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists killed four soldiers of dictator Bashar al-Assad in an attack that deliberately targeted the army, but experts said The latest development that concerns the House is the acceleration of ISIS activities within the country. The incident reportedly occurred in Raqqa […]
As US pulls troops from Niger and Chad, what happens to counterterrorism?
Niger and Chad are two of the poorest countries on the planet. The first is administered by a military junta that deposed the democratically elected president in July and has been keeping the former head of state and his family in confinement ever since. The latter is basically a family-run enterprise, with the current president, Mahamat Idriss […]
Russian troops went on drunken killing spree in occupied Ukraine: reports
According to reports, Russian authorities have arrested two soldiers who committed a drunken murder in the Moscow-occupied region of Kherson. Telegram channel VChK-OGPU reported: “When denied alcohol, they killed residents and burned their homes.” On April 24, Alexander Kaigorodtsev (36) and Alexander Osipov (34) were taken into custody on suspicion of murder. The men, members […]