Russia has sent troops into an air base in Niger that is hosting American soldiers, reports say, after the country’s ruling junta ordered all U.S. forces to leave the West African nation.
Russian military personnel on Thursday arrived at an airbase in Niger’s capital Niamey, where some U.S. troops are stationed amid an ongoing withdrawal of American forces from the country ...
Russian military personnel have moved into an air base in Niger that is also housing US troops, US officials said Thursday. “[The situation] is not great but in the short-term manageable,” a ...
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he doesn’t see a significant issue with Russia moving some troops onto an airbase in Niger where a small number of U.S. forces remain WASHINGTON -- Russia has ...
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A US delegation is discussing the withdrawal of its troops from military-led Niger as Washington prepares to abandon its ...
The development comes as the U.S. worries of rising Russian influence in Africa. Russian military personnel are operating out of an air base in Niger that is still hosting a small number of ...