the united states announced that its withdrawal was complete.
2024-09-17
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reference news reported on september 17according to reuters on september 16, the us military said on the 16th that it had completed its withdrawal from niger.
in april, the west african nation's ruling military junta reportedly asked the united states to withdraw nearly 1,000 military personnel from the country, an embarrassing setback for washington following a coup in the west african country last year.
before the coup, niger had been a key partner for the united states in its fight against insurgents in africa's sahel region.
it is reported that the withdrawal of us troops from niger is carried out in stages, with us troops and assets withdrawing from niamey 101 air base on july 7 and from agadez 201 air base on august 5.
the us military said on the 16th that the us africa command coordination group consisting of a two-star general and staff had also left niger, and the withdrawal was completed before the deadline of september 15.
according to a report by the russian satellite news agency on september 17, former pentagon analyst and retired us air force lieutenant kvyatkovsky told the satellite news agency when commenting on the withdrawal of us troops from niger that such moves mark the end and failure of the us's neo-colonial policy towards africa. (compiled by li sha)
