GOV/MIL Russian Troops have entered US Airbase in Niger
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To be more accurate the US can't fly into or out of the country without stirring the pot which at this point is probably called for.....
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Russian forces are operating at same base as US troops in Niger
Natasha Bertrand
CNN —
Russian and US troops have been operating out of the same military base in Niger for at least several weeks, a US defense official and another source familiar with the matter told CNN, putting the two militaries in close proximity to each other at a time of heightened tensions over the war in Ukraine and as the country’s ruling junta has made clear it wants US forces to leave.
The Russians have been using a separate hangar on the base, known as Air Base 101, the sources said, and are not operating in the same space as the Americans. But “it is not that big of an area,” one of the sources said.
The Russian presence at the basehas been a major point of contention between the US and Niger’s military junta, which seized power in a July 2023 coup. And it further underscores US officials’ concerns that Niger, which has served as a crucial foothold for US counterterrorism operations in the region for nearly a decade, is turning toward Russia.
In March, US diplomatic and military officials including Gen. Michael Langley, commander of US Africa Command, and Celeste Wallander, the assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, visited Niger and expressed concern about the escalating Russian military presence in the country. They also raised questions about the future of Air Base 101 and whether it would be ceded to the Russians, CNN previously reported.
The meeting was tense, officials said at the time, and just a few days later Niger announced that it was ending the accord that has allowed US military personnel and civilian staff to operate in the country since 2014.
The US military is now working with Nigerien officials to carry out an orderly withdrawal of troops from the country, the Pentagon has confirmed. The US will be sending another delegation to Niger “hopefully … this week” to further discuss the withdrawal of US troops there, Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh said at a briefing on Wednesday. The US is still trying to get clearance from the Nigerien government for military flights in and out of the country.
Reuters first reported that the Russians troops had entered Air Base 101.
The intensifying military cooperation between Russia and Niger has been central to the dispute between the US and the Nigerien junta, CNN has reported. Russia and Niger agreed to strengthen their military ties in January, Russia’s Defense Ministry said at the time. Russian media reported on April 11 that Russia was sending equipment and 100 military trainers to Niger, though one of the sources said Russian troops were in the country well before April.
Meanwhile, the US military has already withdrawn troops from a French military base in Chad after the country demanded they leave last month, a Pentagon spokesperson and other sources familiar with the matter told CNN on Wednesday. More than half of the US troops stationed at the French military base in Chad’s capital, N’Djamena, have now left the country and relocated to Germany.
Natasha Bertrand
CNN —
Russian and US troops have been operating out of the same military base in Niger for at least several weeks, a US defense official and another source familiar with the matter told CNN, putting the two militaries in close proximity to each other at a time of heightened tensions over the war in Ukraine and as the country’s ruling junta has made clear it wants US forces to leave.
The Russians have been using a separate hangar on the base, known as Air Base 101, the sources said, and are not operating in the same space as the Americans. But “it is not that big of an area,” one of the sources said.
The Russian presence at the basehas been a major point of contention between the US and Niger’s military junta, which seized power in a July 2023 coup. And it further underscores US officials’ concerns that Niger, which has served as a crucial foothold for US counterterrorism operations in the region for nearly a decade, is turning toward Russia.
In March, US diplomatic and military officials including Gen. Michael Langley, commander of US Africa Command, and Celeste Wallander, the assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, visited Niger and expressed concern about the escalating Russian military presence in the country. They also raised questions about the future of Air Base 101 and whether it would be ceded to the Russians, CNN previously reported.
The meeting was tense, officials said at the time, and just a few days later Niger announced that it was ending the accord that has allowed US military personnel and civilian staff to operate in the country since 2014.
The US military is now working with Nigerien officials to carry out an orderly withdrawal of troops from the country, the Pentagon has confirmed. The US will be sending another delegation to Niger “hopefully … this week” to further discuss the withdrawal of US troops there, Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh said at a briefing on Wednesday. The US is still trying to get clearance from the Nigerien government for military flights in and out of the country.
Reuters first reported that the Russians troops had entered Air Base 101.
The intensifying military cooperation between Russia and Niger has been central to the dispute between the US and the Nigerien junta, CNN has reported. Russia and Niger agreed to strengthen their military ties in January, Russia’s Defense Ministry said at the time. Russian media reported on April 11 that Russia was sending equipment and 100 military trainers to Niger, though one of the sources said Russian troops were in the country well before April.
Meanwhile, the US military has already withdrawn troops from a French military base in Chad after the country demanded they leave last month, a Pentagon spokesperson and other sources familiar with the matter told CNN on Wednesday. More than half of the US troops stationed at the French military base in Chad’s capital, N’Djamena, have now left the country and relocated to Germany.
CGTech
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Ok, looks like Lee at KLW may have overblown things a tad....?
Russian and US troops have been operating out of the same military base in Niger for at least several weeks, a US defense official and another source familiar with the matter told CNN, putting the two militaries in close proximity to each other at a time of heightened tensions over the war in Ukraine and as the country’s ruling junta has made clear it wants US forces to leave.
The Russians have been using a separate hangar on the base, known as Air Base 101, the sources said, and are not operating in the same space as the Americans. But “it is not that big of an area,” one of the sources said.
The Russian presence at the basehas been a major point of contention between the US and Niger’s military junta, which seized power in a July 2023 coup. And it further underscores US officials’ concerns that Niger, which has served as a crucial foothold for US counterterrorism operations in the region for nearly a decade, is turning toward Russia.
In March, US diplomatic and military officials including Gen. Michael Langley, commander of US Africa Command, and Celeste Wallander, the assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, visited Niger and expressed concern about the escalating Russian military presence in the country. They also raised questions about the future of Air Base 101 and whether it would be ceded to the Russians, CNN previously reported.
The meeting was tense, officials said at the time, and just a few days later Niger announced that it was ending the accord that has allowed US military personnel and civilian staff to operate in the country since 2014.
The US military is now working with Nigerien officials to carry out an orderly withdrawal of troops from the country, the Pentagon has confirmed. The US will be sending another delegation to Niger “hopefully … this week” to further discuss the withdrawal of US troops there, Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh said at a briefing on Wednesday. The US is still trying to get clearance from the Nigerien government for military flights in and out of the country.
Reuters first reported that the Russians troops had entered Air Base 101.
The intensifying military cooperation between Russia and Niger has been central to the dispute between the US and the Nigerien junta, CNN has reported. Russia and Niger agreed to strengthen their military ties in January, Russia’s Defense Ministry said at the time. Russian media reported on April 11 that Russia was sending equipment and 100 military trainers to Niger, though one of the sources said Russian troops were in the country well before April.
Meanwhile, the US military has already withdrawn troops from a French military base in Chad after the country demanded they leave last month, a Pentagon spokesperson and other sources familiar with the matter told CNN on Wednesday. More than half of the US troops stationed at the French military base in Chad’s capital, N’Djamena, have now left the country and relocated to Germany.
Russian forces are operating at same base as US troops in Niger
Russian and US troops have been operating out of the same military base in Niger for at least several weeks, a US defense official and another source familiar with the matter told CNN, putting the two militaries in close proximity to each other at a time of heightened tensions over the war in Ukraine and as the country’s ruling junta has made clear it wants US forces to leave.
The Russians have been using a separate hangar on the base, known as Air Base 101, the sources said, and are not operating in the same space as the Americans. But “it is not that big of an area,” one of the sources said.
The Russian presence at the basehas been a major point of contention between the US and Niger’s military junta, which seized power in a July 2023 coup. And it further underscores US officials’ concerns that Niger, which has served as a crucial foothold for US counterterrorism operations in the region for nearly a decade, is turning toward Russia.
In March, US diplomatic and military officials including Gen. Michael Langley, commander of US Africa Command, and Celeste Wallander, the assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, visited Niger and expressed concern about the escalating Russian military presence in the country. They also raised questions about the future of Air Base 101 and whether it would be ceded to the Russians, CNN previously reported.
The meeting was tense, officials said at the time, and just a few days later Niger announced that it was ending the accord that has allowed US military personnel and civilian staff to operate in the country since 2014.
The US military is now working with Nigerien officials to carry out an orderly withdrawal of troops from the country, the Pentagon has confirmed. The US will be sending another delegation to Niger “hopefully … this week” to further discuss the withdrawal of US troops there, Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh said at a briefing on Wednesday. The US is still trying to get clearance from the Nigerien government for military flights in and out of the country.
Reuters first reported that the Russians troops had entered Air Base 101.
The intensifying military cooperation between Russia and Niger has been central to the dispute between the US and the Nigerien junta, CNN has reported. Russia and Niger agreed to strengthen their military ties in January, Russia’s Defense Ministry said at the time. Russian media reported on April 11 that Russia was sending equipment and 100 military trainers to Niger, though one of the sources said Russian troops were in the country well before April.
Meanwhile, the US military has already withdrawn troops from a French military base in Chad after the country demanded they leave last month, a Pentagon spokesperson and other sources familiar with the matter told CNN on Wednesday. More than half of the US troops stationed at the French military base in Chad’s capital, N’Djamena, have now left the country and relocated to Germany.
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The US already stirred the pot and probably called the kettle black to boot.
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'We are still engaged with West African juntas' - US Africom head Gen Michael Langley
7 hours ago
By Aaron Akinyemi & Chris Ewokor,BBC News, London & Abuja
The US is still engaged with Niger and Chad, despite withdrawing troops from the countries, the head of the US Africa Command has told the BBC.
On Wednesday, dozens of US troops left Chad after the country's military leaders raised concerns over their presence ahead of the 6 May elections.
Gen Michael Langley told the BBC it was a "temporary repositioning" of troops.
Last month, US troops left neighbouring Niger after being ordered out by the country's junta.
Russian military instructors have arrived in Niger as part of a new agreement with the military leaders.
Several other military-led countries in the Sahel region have also recently strengthened ties with Russia and cut them with France, the former colonial power, as they try to fight an Islamist insurgency in the region.
The Sahel region is considered the new global epicentre of the Islamic State group.
Gen Langley said that violent extremist organisations were the biggest threat to Africa's stability.
Gen Michael Langley: 'African countries can choose whom to partner up with'
Last year, Niger and Burkina Faso both announced they were following Mali in withdrawing from the G5 international force set up to fight Islamists in the region. The three military-run countries have instead set up their own grouping - the Alliance of Sahel States.
The US set up a drone base in the central Niger city of Agadez, 750km (460 miles) north-east of the capital, Niamey, in 2016 to help monitor regional jihadist activity.
But in March after Niger ordered US troops to leave. Military spokesperson Col Amadou Abdramane accused the US of raising objections about the allies that Niger had chosen.
Col Abdramane condemned the US for its "condescending attitude" and "threat of reprisals".
But Gen Langley said that the "ultimate goal" of the US was to continue a dialogue with those countries that have been taken over by juntas.
He told the BBC the US hopes to get the juntas "on a roadmap back to democracy".
"That's the ultimate goal of the US government - of our continued engagement with these countries that have been taken over by juntas.
He said that he had spoken several Chadian leaders. "They are still inviting us in for continued relations because we've enjoyed a lot of success in helping Chad fight terrorism," he said.
"In Niger, our talks are still ongoing, whether we reset or reposition will just really be based on the threat, but also - every country we engage with is at the request of that country."
www.bbc.com
7 hours ago
By Aaron Akinyemi & Chris Ewokor,BBC News, London & Abuja
The US is still engaged with Niger and Chad, despite withdrawing troops from the countries, the head of the US Africa Command has told the BBC.
On Wednesday, dozens of US troops left Chad after the country's military leaders raised concerns over their presence ahead of the 6 May elections.
Gen Michael Langley told the BBC it was a "temporary repositioning" of troops.
Last month, US troops left neighbouring Niger after being ordered out by the country's junta.
Russian military instructors have arrived in Niger as part of a new agreement with the military leaders.
Several other military-led countries in the Sahel region have also recently strengthened ties with Russia and cut them with France, the former colonial power, as they try to fight an Islamist insurgency in the region.
The Sahel region is considered the new global epicentre of the Islamic State group.
Gen Langley said that violent extremist organisations were the biggest threat to Africa's stability.
Gen Michael Langley: 'African countries can choose whom to partner up with'
Last year, Niger and Burkina Faso both announced they were following Mali in withdrawing from the G5 international force set up to fight Islamists in the region. The three military-run countries have instead set up their own grouping - the Alliance of Sahel States.
The US set up a drone base in the central Niger city of Agadez, 750km (460 miles) north-east of the capital, Niamey, in 2016 to help monitor regional jihadist activity.
But in March after Niger ordered US troops to leave. Military spokesperson Col Amadou Abdramane accused the US of raising objections about the allies that Niger had chosen.
Col Abdramane condemned the US for its "condescending attitude" and "threat of reprisals".
But Gen Langley said that the "ultimate goal" of the US was to continue a dialogue with those countries that have been taken over by juntas.
He told the BBC the US hopes to get the juntas "on a roadmap back to democracy".
"That's the ultimate goal of the US government - of our continued engagement with these countries that have been taken over by juntas.
He said that he had spoken several Chadian leaders. "They are still inviting us in for continued relations because we've enjoyed a lot of success in helping Chad fight terrorism," he said.
"In Niger, our talks are still ongoing, whether we reset or reposition will just really be based on the threat, but also - every country we engage with is at the request of that country."
'We are still engaged with West African juntas' - US Africom head Gen Michael Langley
The US has withdrawn troops from Niger and Chad in the past week, as the regional influence of Russia grows.
www.bbc.com
Please fix the thread title SO AS NOT TO BE SCREAMING!!!!!!!!!{
CGTech
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fixed boss
PMs and uranium....
Traded for arms.
Win-win for the MIC and their pet politicians, by way of graft and kickbacks.
What's not to love about this?
Reasonable Rascal
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Looking at the map it has all the earmarks of a master plan to split Africa between north and south. Then it becomes easier to conquer the rest if you deny overflight permissions, cutting off communication/supply lines.
RR
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The Sov's are prolly running a Humanitarian Feeding OP for the 'Muricuns on the base.
I know some national guard guys doing regular rotations in and out of "northern Africa".
I always get the impression it is a poorly guarded secret. Even the newspaper used that generic description awhile back.
Probably more to protect Uncle Sam from some future embarrassment rather than for opsec. Of course that could be said of the majority of goobermint secrets. Jmo
I always get the impression it is a poorly guarded secret. Even the newspaper used that generic description awhile back.
Probably more to protect Uncle Sam from some future embarrassment rather than for opsec. Of course that could be said of the majority of goobermint secrets. Jmo
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Old news.
That has changed "the fly over privilege" about 2 weeks ago, and they had 10 days to get the guys out. They are out.
The latest about the fly over was in the old thread.
CaryC
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It was a central staging ground to hunt terrorist in Africa. And support and train the Niger military. You know the one that just overthrew the government.
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