Posted on 04/19/2024 7:15:54 PM PDT by House Atreides
The United States will withdraw its troops from Niger, a source familiar with the matter said late on Friday, adding that an agreement was reached between U.S Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and Niger's leadership.
As of last year, there were a little more than 1,000 U.S. troops in Niger, where the U.S. military operated out of two bases, including a drone base known as Air Base 201 near Agadez in central Niger at a cost of more than $100 million.
Since 2018, the base has been used to target Islamic State militants and Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen, an al-Qaida affiliate, in the Sahel region.
Last year, Niger's army seized power in a coup. Until the coup, Niger had remained a key security partner of the United States and France.
But the new authorities in Niger joined juntas in neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso in ending military deals with one-time Western allies like Washington and Paris, quitting the regional political and economic bloc ECOWAS, and fostering closer ties with Russia….
… Last month, Niger's ruling junta said it revoked with immediate effect a military accord that allowed military personnel and civilian staff from the U.S. Department of Defense on its soil.
The Pentagon had said thereafter it was seeking clarification about the way ahead. It added that the U.S. government had "direct and frank" conversations in Niger ahead of the junta's announcement and was continuing to communicate with Niger's ruling military council.
Hundreds took to the streets of Niger's capital last week to demand the departure of U.S. troops after the ruling junta further shifted its strategy by ending the military accord with the United States and welcoming Russian military instructors.
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IMHO, the biggest loss will be the Drone Base we maintain in Niger.
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why do we 1000 troops in Niger? Being the world’s policeman is insane. We can not afford it.
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Maybe. But I do not like the way we have been forced out. The clumsy, inept Biden administration once again manipulated by the ChiComs.
See earlier, relate thread:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4232111/posts
Good point. Let’s go brandon!
Al Qaeda and ISIS have big presences in Niger. That’s why the US military have been there.
It means we're weak. Not even Jimmy Carter was this weak.
Getting kicked out of Chad too!
Chad’s government threatens to kick out US troops as Russia expands influence in Africa
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4232367/posts
They will probably be heading to Ukraine.
Niger doesn’t like GloboHomo. Russia will fill the void.
Chad another African nation wants a US air base gone.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I thought the US had a major, state-of-the-art base in Niger with first class equipment, much like Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan was - big bucks invested there.
If so, would we be leaving it all for Russia when we pull out??
a la Afghanistan???
is it safe to use that word?
“Hundreds took to the streets of Niger’s capital last week to demand the departure of U.S. troops after the ruling junta further shifted its strategy by ending the military accord with the United States and welcoming Russian military instructors.”
Having troops in Niger smacks of racism.
Before we leave we should bomb it into gravel. Let the ingrates build their own airfields.
why do we 1000 troops in Niger? Being the world’s policeman is insane. We cannot afford it.
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Russia has troops all over Africa.
Is Russia insane because of that? Or are they smart?
If they find it rewarding to be there, why shouldn’t it be rewarding for the USA to be there as well? Hm?
Oh, Frenchie, trolling again? At least I have the satisfaction of knowing that the French were forced to pull out from Niger before this American forced withdrawal. And now FRENCH commercial interests in that part of Africa will no longer have protection from WHAT’S COMING to TAKE those interests.
The US is getting kicked out.
It's safe, we should not hold back and be in any way niggardly in its use.
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