Russian Troops Enter Niger Airbase Where Small Number Of US Troops Remain
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Russians sent to Niger airbase occupied by US troops
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Russian forces are operating at same base as US troops in Niger
Russian and US troops have been operating out of the same military base in Niger for at least several weeks, a US defense official and another source familiar with the matter told CNN, putting the two militaries in close proximity to each other at a time of heightened tensions over the war in Ukraine and as the country’s ruling junta has made clear it wants US forces to leave. The Russians have been using a separate hangar on the base, known as Air Base 101, the sources said, and are not...