The Real Reason Why U.S. and French Troops Have Been In Niger For Years
In case there was any confusion over what NATO really stands for, the military alliance’s general secretary cleared things up with a bold tweet.
The U.S. military will pull all of its troops and assets out of Niger by mid-September, the Pentagon has announced, after days of talks with the country’s military junta finalized a timeline.
The Hill reports that a group of military leaders executed a coup in Niger last year, forming a military junta government that has geopolitically aligned with Russia. Talks of leaving Niger have lasted several weeks, with the timeline “finalized Sunday after four days of high-intensity negotiations,” according to The Hill, which adds: