Before a coup in Niger in July 2023 led to the demand that American troops leave the country, the U.S. used two Niger airbases to fly drones on counterterrorism missions in the Sahel region of Africa.
Russian military personnel entered an airbase in Niger where some U.S. troops are located, two U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News. Russians have been in Niger for several weeks as the U.S. negotiates the withdrawal of its troops from two airbases in Niger , one of the officials said. Described by a second official as 'trainers,' said the Russians are located around two miles from where a small number of U.S. troops are based at Niamey's international airport.
A few months after the coup, the ruling junta asked French forces to leave and turned to the Russian mercenary group Wagner for security assistance.In October, Washington officially designated the military takeover as a coup, which triggered U.S. laws restricting the military support and aid that it can provide to Niger. Since then, diplomatic efforts to restore ties with Niger have been unsuccessful.
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