The last US military base in Niger was closed
reported Mehr news agency quoted by Sputnik news agency, the American command in Africa in a statement about the completion of the process of complete withdrawal of Washington’s forces and military equipment from its last base in Niger reported.
The said statement says: The US Department of Defense and the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Niger end the withdrawal of US troops and property. From Air Base 201 in Agadez, they confirm.
This is while two officials in the US Defense Ministry had previously announced that according to the agreement made with the government Niger, America is evacuating the second and last military base in Niger today.
One of these American officials emphasized that this withdrawal does not mean the complete withdrawal of America from Niger, but then The departure of the US from Air Base 101 in the city of Miami, the capital of Niger, the departure of US forces from Air Base 201 is the departure of the last US military base in this West African country.
According to this agreement, for the withdrawal of American forces from Niger, September 15 as a strike Deadlines were set.
In March, a few days after the visit of an American delegation to Niger, the spokesman of the Niger Military Council in a video message He announced on TV that Niger has ended the security and anti-terrorism agreement with the United States.
