Niger moves to expel US forces from West African airbase

C-17 Air Base 201 Agadez Niger c USAF

Source: US Air Force

The military junta that overthrew Niger’s elected government in 2023 has ordered American forces to vacate their last remaining air base in the country, which has been critical to counter-terrorism operations in the troubled Sahel region.

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