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US to Withdraw Military Personnel From Niger, Source Says

  • The United States plans to withdraw its troops from Niger after an agreement between Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and Niger's leadership.
  • Over 1,000 U.S. troops were present in Niger, operating from two bases, including the costly drone base Air Base 201 near Agadez.
  • Air Base 201 has been targeting Islamic State militants and an al Qaeda affiliate in the Sahel region since 2018.
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US troops withdraw from Niger, West Africa, after US officials mentioned the search for a new military agreement. According to a State Department official confirmed to CBS News on Friday, Undersecretary of State Kurt Campbell and Nigerian Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine "committed today to start talks in Niamey to begin planning an orderly and responsible withdrawal of the US troops from Niger." US officials did not give a timetable or dates for…

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The Straits Times broke the news in Singapore on Friday, April 19, 2024.
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