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Russian Troops Enter Base Housing US Military in Niger, US Official Says
Reuters US News ^ | 05 02 2024 | Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali

Posted on 05/02/2024 4:13:04 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting U.S. troops, a senior U.S. defense official told Reuters, a move that follows a decision by Niger's junta to expel U.S. forces from the country.

The military officers ruling the West African nation have told the U.S. to withdraw its nearly 1,000 military personnel from the country, which until a coup last year had been a key partner for Washington's fight against insurgents who have killed thousands of people and displaced millions more.

A senior U.S. defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Russian forces were not mingling with U.S. troops but were using a separate hanger at Airbase 101, which is next to Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, Niger's capital.

The move by Russia's military puts U.S. and Russian troops in close proximity at a time when the nations' military and diplomatic rivalry is increasingly acrimonious over the conflict in Ukraine.

It also raises questions about the fate of U.S. installations in the country following a withdrawal.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: africa; anothercialoss; anotherneoconfail; carteronsteroids; jonputinbot; needtrumpback; niger; nulandsfiasco; outofafrica; retreat; rout; russia; ruzzia; ruzzians; surrenderjunkies; uranium; us; yellowcake
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To: LegendHasIt

Don’t know if it’s true or not, most likely not, but there’s a local rumor that we are running a gold mine on that base and stealing gold from them. The Russians will clear that up soon enough. Too late for us regardless.


21 posted on 05/02/2024 5:55:00 PM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: LegendHasIt

Actually, I believe the base with the rumored gold mine is elsewhere in the country and runs the drone ops, not the subject one in Niamey with the airport.


22 posted on 05/02/2024 6:01:18 PM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: LegendHasIt

France was getting a lot of its Uranium there for low prices. The people thought they were getting shafted and turned against the West in general.

But supporting French in their foreign adventures is not our job.


23 posted on 05/02/2024 6:05:09 PM PDT by packagingguy
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To: butlerweave

“They deserve what the Russians will do to them”

That’s nothing, wait for the Chinese.


24 posted on 05/02/2024 6:13:05 PM PDT by dljordan (What do you think?)
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To: JonPreston

We should destroy the facilities as we leave... No need to burn them. More like destroy the infrastructure...electrical and plumbing especially. Fracture the walls and foundations. Rip out the copper, all of it.

Screw’em.


25 posted on 05/02/2024 6:16:59 PM PDT by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. The Dhimmicraps are ALL Traitors. All of them.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Now ban immigrants from Niger.......nah we don’t have the cajones anymore. What a laughing stock we’ve become.


26 posted on 05/02/2024 6:21:01 PM PDT by kenmcg (ti hi o)
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To: butlerweave

and what would that be ?


27 posted on 05/02/2024 6:21:32 PM PDT by A strike (There is no tyranny that cannot be justified by 'climate change')
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To: JonPreston
The US State Dept has zero statesmen, nada, zip.

We sent Victoria “Cookies” Nuland there, to Niger’s credit, they wouldn’t meet with the pig.

Yet another loss for the CIA/State of Terror Dept.

Queers, NeoCucks, and transgendered harmed most !!

What you Africans need is a good dose of Globohomoism !!

28 posted on 05/02/2024 6:26:24 PM PDT by OldHarbor
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To: yesthatjallen

careful what you wish for there suckhole, more tears have been shed over answered prayers than not...


29 posted on 05/02/2024 8:05:24 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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