Niger Air Base 201 - Wikipedia
WEBNiger Air Base 201 (also known in some sources as "Nigerien Air Base 201") is a Nigerien airbase near Agadez, Niger. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The base is about 5 km southeast of Agadez. It is owned by the Nigerien military but was built and paid for by the United States. It was operated by the U.S. military as a drone base.
The US Is Losing Access to Its Bases in Niger − Here's ... - Military.com
WEBApr 17, 2024 · Niger is a former French colony and up until recently was home to 1,500 French troops, who mostly all left by December 2023. When the military junta expelled the French troops, it initially...
US military completes withdrawal from Niger | CNN Politics
WEB6 days ago · CNN —. The US military completed its withdrawal from Niger on Sunday, US Africa Command announced in a news release. “This process began on May 19 following the mutual establishment of ...
US hands over its last military base in Niger to the ruling junta
WEBAug 7, 2024 · The U.S. handed over its last military base in Niger — one of two crucial hubs for American counterterrorism operations in the country — to local authorities, the U.S. Department of Defense and Niger’s Ministry of Defense announced in …
US military operations across the Sahel are at risk after Niger …
WEBMar 17, 2024 · The U.S. military has hundreds of troops stationed at a major airbase in northern Niger that deploys flights over the vast Sahel region — south of the Sahara Desert — where jihadi groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group operate.
Pentagon orders all US combat troops to withdraw from Niger
WEBMay 10, 2024 · The Pentagon this week formally ordered all 1,000 U.S. combat troops to withdraw from Niger, a blow to the Biden administration’s effort to counterterrorism and Russian influence in West Africa.
After Niger Coup, U.S. Scrambles to Keep a Vital Air Base
WEBJan 6, 2024 · U.S. Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger, a vital military asset and the biggest construction job Air Force engineers ever undertook alone, has been mostly idle since a coup in July.
US to vacate first air base within weeks as it withdraws from Niger
WEBJun 24, 2024 · The U.S. will have fully cleared out of one air base in Niger as it continues to move personnel and equipment from the African country ahead of a September deadline to complete its withdrawal,...
US troops restricted to American bases, embassy in Niger
WEBJul 31, 2023 · US troops in Niger have been restricted to the American military bases and US embassy in Niger, as the Biden administration works to restore democratically-elected President Mohamed Bazoum to...
US military resumes drone, crewed aircraft operations in post-coup Niger
WEBSep 14, 2023 · The United States military has resumed operations in Niger, flying drones and other aircraft out of airbases in the country more than a month after a coup halted activities, the head of Air...
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