US agrees to withdraw troops from Niger amid Sahel region’s pivot to Russia | Military News

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The US built a base in the desert city of Agadez at the cost of $100m for manned and unmanned surveillance flights.

The United States will withdraw its soldiers from Niger as the West African nation is increasingly turning to Russia and away from Western powers.

The US Department of State agreed to pull out about 1,000 troops from the country that has been under military rule since July 2023, US media reported late on Friday.

US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and Nigerien Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine met on Friday, the reports said, with Washington committing to begin…



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