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What's Going On With The Coup In Niger And Its International Implications
THE WARZONE via Yahoo News· 10 months ago(Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images) With about 1,100 U.S. troops and several drone bases in Niger, the...
Niger coup leaders blamed insecurity; conflict data paints a different picture
Reuters via Yahoo News· 10 months agoDAKAR (Reuters) -When Niger's coup leader Abdourahmane Tiani announced the overthrow of President...
Factbox-With explosions in Iran, Islamic State attempts a comeback
Reuters via AOL· 5 months agoDUBAI (Reuters) -Islamic State, the Sunni Muslim militant group which claimed responsibility for two...
Kidnapped US aid worker Jeffery Woodke finally freed after six years captive in West Africa
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoUS officials confirmed on Monday that an American held by an armed militant group in West Africa had...
Senate votes down bill to withdraw troops from Niger
Defense News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWASHINGTON ― The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly voted down a bill 11-86 that would have required President Joe Biden to withdraw U.S. troops from...
A national program in Niger encouraged jihadis to defect. The coup put its future in jeopardy
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIt took months of convincing before the former jihadi commander decided to defect, trading in his...
Niger's decision to end a US military pact raises new uncertainty
Semafor via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe decision by Niger's junta to kick out U.S. military and civilian staff on its soil has created...
Explainer-What is at stake for the United States in Niger?
Reuters via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSoldiers in Niger declared a military coup on Wednesday, overthrowing President Mohamed Bazoum. The...
Niger junta says a dozen soldiers killed in militant attack
Reuters via AOL· 8 months agoNIAMEY (Reuters) -At least a dozen Niger soldiers were killed following an attack by hundreds of armed insurgents on motorbikes in the country's southwest on Thursday morning, the West African ...
France announces capture of senior Islamic State figure in Mali
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFrance announced on Wednesday that soldiers from its operation battling Islamist militants in the...