The last US military base in Niger will be closed
According to Mehr’s report Quoting from MSN, two officials in the US Ministry of Defense announced that according to the agreement reached with the government of Niger, the US will evacuate the second and last military base in Niger this Monday.
One of these American officials stressed that this withdrawal does not mean the complete withdrawal of America from Niger, but After the American withdrawal from Air Base 101 in the city of Miami, the capital of Niger, the withdrawal of American forces from Air Base 201 is the withdrawal of the last American military base in this West African country.
According to this agreement, September 15 was set as the deadline for the withdrawal of American forces from Niger.
In March, a few days after the visit of an American delegation to Niger, the spokesman of the Niger Military Council in a message A video on TV announced that Niger has ended the security and anti-terrorism agreement with the United States.
The American government announced in mid-July, after repeatedly postponing the withdrawal of its military forces from Niger, that it will soon withdraw all its military forces from this country. does.
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 Eckman”, one of the commanders of the US Air Force, announced in an interview with “CBS” channel that later this week, first the US military forces present in a ” The “small base” will leave Niger, and then in August, 500 more American troops in a large monitoring center will leave Niger.
This drone base, known as “Niger Air Base 201”, was controversial and 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.
The ruling council in Niger “unilaterally” canceled its military cooperation agreement (2012) with Washington, one day after the three-day visit of senior American officials to Niamey, the capital of this country. did.
Russia Elium news base reported that the ruling council in Niger, known as the “National Council for the Protection of the Homeland”, has canceled the military cooperation agreement with Washington and the presence of American troops in the territory of Niger. It is considered illegal 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 adheres to the ideals and The national interests 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.”
