A senior source said the military mutiny in Niger is still ongoing and that the mutineers control Air Base 101 in Niamey, hours after the Ministry of Defense announced it had contained what it described as a “limited mutiny” and was gradually regaining control of sensitive sites in the capital. The source said the confrontation is between units of the army and the presidential guard loyal to the head of the military council.
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A senior source said the military mutiny in Niger is still ongoing and that the mutineers control Air Base 101 in Niamey, hours after the Ministry of Defense announced it had contained what it described as a “limited mutiny” and was gradually regaining control of sensitive sites in the capital. The source said the confrontation is between units of the army and the presidential guard loyal to the head of the military council.