The complete withdrawal of US military forces from Niger has been finalized
report Mehr News, citing Sputnik, the American government announced that it will soon withdraw all its military forces from Niger after repeatedly postponing the withdrawal of its military forces from Niger.
4 months after the government of Niger canceled the security agreement with the United States, Washington announced plans for the withdrawal of its military forces from Niger.
General “Kenneth Ackman”, one of the commanders of the US Air Force, announced in an interview with “CBS” channel that at the end of this week, first the US military forces present at a “base “Small” will leave Niger, and then in August, 500 more American soldiers in a large monitoring center will leave Niger.
This drone base, which is known as “Niger Air Base 201”, there were controversies around it and it was said to be the main center of espionage operations of the US spy agency. CIA) was operating.
At the end of March last year, the spokesman of the ruling military council in Niger announced the action of this council to immediately cancel the military cooperation agreement with the United States after nearly 12 years since it was signed between the two countries.
Niger’s ruling council “unilaterally” canceled its military cooperation agreement (2012) with Washington, a day after a three-day trip by senior American officials to Niamey, the country’s capital. .
Russia Elium news base reported that the ruling council in Niger, known as the “National Council for the Protection of the Homeland”, canceled the military cooperation agreement with Washington and canceled the presence of American troops in Niger. It is considered legal and contrary to the interests of this country.
In this regard, Amadou Abdurrahman, the spokesman of the council known as the Council for the Protection of the Homeland, published a statement that was read on the national television of this country and said: “The government of Niger clinging to the ideals and interests The national government of this country, with its full responsibility, has decided to immediately and unilaterally cancel its military agreement regarding the military presence of troops and administrative personnel affiliated with the US Ministry of Defense in this country.”
