The Pentagon said Thursday that the majority of U.S. troops in Niger and Chad will be withdrawn as the U.S. works to restore agreements with the countries as to the American military's role there.
The United States will pull the majority of its troops from Chad and Niger as it works to restore key agreements governing what role there might be there for the American military and its counterterrorism operations, the Pentagon said Thursday. Both African countries have been integral to the U.S. military’s efforts to counter violent extremist organizations across the Sahel region, but Niger’s ruling junta ended an agreement last month that allows U.S.
is currently planning to reposition some U.S. military forces from Chad, some portions of which were already scheduled to depart. This is a temporary step as part of the ongoing review of our security cooperation, which will resume after Chad’s May 6th presidential election,' Ryder said. In Niger, the majority of the 1,000 U.S. personnel assigned there also are expected to depart, Ryder said. U.S.
If we are asked to leave, and after negotiations that’s the way it plays out, then we are going to have to recalculate and figure out a new way to do it,' Grady said. The news of the departure of U.S. forces in Chad was first reported by The New York Times.
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US to pull troops from Chad and Niger as the African nations question its counterterrorism roleTwo U.S. officials say the United States will pull the majority of its troops from Chad and Niger as it works to restore key agreements governing what role there might be for the American military and its counterterrorism operations.
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US to pull troops from Chad and Niger as the African nations question its counterterrorism roleTwo U.S. officials say the United States will pull the majority of its troops from Chad and Niger as it works to restore key agreements governing what role there might be for the American military and its counterterrorism operations
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US to pull troops from Chad and Niger as the African nations question its counterterrorism roleTwo U.S. officials say the United States will pull the majority of its troops from Chad and Niger as it works to restore key agreements governing what role there might be for the American military and its counterterrorism operations. One U.S. official said Thursday that the U.S.
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US to pull troops from Chad and Niger as the African nations question its counterterrorism roleTwo U.S. officials say the United States will pull the majority of its troops from Chad and Niger as it works to restore key agreements governing what role there might be for the American military and its counterterrorism operations.
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U.S. pulling troops from Chad, Niger as the African nations question its counterterrorism roleThe United States will pull the majority of its troops from Chad and Niger as it works to restore key agreements governing what role there might be there for the American military and its counterterrorism operations, the Pentagon said Thursday.
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US to pull troops from Chad, Niger as nations question counterterrorism roleThe Pentagon said Thursday that the U.S. will relocate most of the approximately 100 forces it currently has deployed in Chad, and 1,000 personnel in Niger.
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