Strengthening ties with Russia as it pulls back from Western allies, Niger has deemed US troops’ presence ‘illegal’.
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.
US troops began their withdrawal from Niger at the demand of the West African nation’s military leadership, losing a ...
About 1,000 U.S. troops are still in Niger, mostly on an airbase near Agadez. (Carley Petesch/AP) Editor’s note: This story was updated May 19 at 5:23 p.m. E.T. with details from a briefing by ...