Russian trainers move to Niger airbase where small number of US troops remain
by Lolita C. Baldor
May 02, 2024
2 minutes
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Russia has moved some troops onto an airbase in Niger where a small number of U.S. forces remain after most American troops left the base in the nation's capital, Niamey, a U.S. official said Thursday.
The arrival of Russian trainers in the West African country about three weeks ago, a vast region south of the Sahara desert where groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group operate.
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