US troops will complete their withdrawal from Niger by mid-September, the Pentagon says
- U.S. Troops will complete their withdrawal from Niger by mid-September following an order from the ruling junta, according to Pentagon and Nigerien defense officials.
- The withdrawal timeline was determined after four days of discussions in Niamey between the countries' defense officials.
- Niger's expulsion of American troops impacts U.S. Military activities in the Sahel region, prompting Washington to label the action as a coup and limit support to Niger.
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US to pull troops out of Niger by mid-September: Pentagon
The U.S. military will pull all of its assets out of Niger by mid-September, the Pentagon announced Sunday, after days of talks with the country’s military junta finalized a timeline. A group of military leaders executed a coup in Niger last year, forming a military junta government that has geopolitically aligned with Russia. Talks of…
U.S. withdraws last troops from Niger by mid-September
The United States will withdraw its last troops from Niger by September 15. This is what the countries said in a joint statement. The agreement came about after a five-day meeting in the capital, Niamey. Among other things, it offers guarantees for the safety of US troops in the coming months. The process of withdrawing more than a thousand US soldiers in West Africa has already started. Last month, the US State Department and the junta in Niger…
US troops, equipment will depart from Niger by mid-September, the Pentagon says
By MARK SHERMAN and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — American and Nigerien defense officials say U.S. troops ordered out of Niger by its ruling junta will complete their withdrawal from the West African country by the middle of September. The timeline announced Sunday was the product of four days of talks between the countries’ defense officials in the capital city of Niamey. Niger’s decision to kick out American forces dealt a blow …

US troops, equipment will depart from Niger by mid-September, the Pentagon says
WASHINGTON — U.S. troops ordered out of Niger by the West African country’s ruling junta will complete their withdrawal by the middle of September, the Pentagon and Nigerien defense officials
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