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Pentagon delegation heading to Niger to discuss US withdrawal
Hopes have faded in Washington that the roughly 1,100 American troops based at a remote drone base in central Niger will be allowed to remain in the country.
May 13, 2024
The Pentagon is planning to send a delegation to Niger’s capital later this week to finalize details of a phased withdrawal of US troops from the country at the demand of Niamey’s military junta, US officials said Monday.
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