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US carries out multiple airstrikes on ISIS in Somalia

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Feb 2, 2025

Special operations forces assigned to the Ghana Special Boat Squadron prepare to board the Italian Navy Comandante Bettica PGH-492 for a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure exercise off the coast of Takoradi, Ghana, May 16, 2024. The VBSS brought together participants from both Exercise Flintlock and Obangame Express; these exercises are multinational military operations aimed to enhance security and counterterrorism capabilities in West Africa and the Gulf of Guinea. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist John Pearl)
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US looks to West Africa as new hub for counter-terrorism mission after leaving Niger, Chad

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 12, 2024

Maj. Gen. Kenneth Ekman of U.S. Africa Command visits troops at Air Base 101 in Niamey, Niger on May 30, 2024. (photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Dyer/U.S. Air Force)
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US troops to leave Niger bases this weekend and in August

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 6, 2024

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Luis Fernando Tello and Airman 1st Class Kameron Lee, 768 Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Security Forces Flight Response Force Airmen, at Air Base 101, Niamey, Niger, March 1, 2022. The 768th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron, plays a key role in counter-violent extremism operations in the Sahel by providing infrastructure, sustainment, operational mission generation, and base defense. Security Forces Airmen provide defense-in-depth while strengthening relationships with Nigerien security forces, primarily the Forces Armées Nigériennes (FAN), in support of more stable, prosperous Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Byers)
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After Niger exit, list of possible US allies includes Libya, general says

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 24, 2024

Two ex-U.S. soldiers met in Ukraine, then went on ‘international crime spree’
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Two ex-U.S. soldiers met in Ukraine, then went on ‘international crime spree’

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 3, 2024

Somalia
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US airstrike in Somalia kills three ISIS members

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 1, 2024

Nigerien Air Base 201
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US troops to fully leave Niger by mid-September

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 19, 2024

Army Major smuggled rifles, pistols and a shotgun to Ghana in rice barrels
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Army Major smuggled rifles, pistols and a shotgun to Ghana in rice barrels

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 30, 2024

After Niger withdrawal, Chad may want U.S. troops to leave
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After Niger withdrawal, Chad may want U.S. troops to leave

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 22, 2024

US agrees to pull troops from Niger
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US agrees to pull troops from Niger

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Apr 20, 2024

Army’s first M10 Booker, ‘Another Episode,’ christened by families of soldiers
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Army’s first M10 Booker, ‘Another Episode,’ christened by families of soldiers

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 18, 2024

Niger
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Niger cuts ties with US military

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Mar 17, 2024

US drone strike may have killed 2 doctors held hostage
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US drone strike may have killed 2 doctors held hostage

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Feb 20, 2024

US soldiers earn their ‘Scorpion’ in French Army’s Desert Commando Course
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US soldiers earn their ‘Scorpion’ in French Army’s Desert Commando Course

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 21, 2023

Army Combat Uniform’s insect repellent at center of fraud case
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Army Combat Uniform’s insect repellent at center of fraud case

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 20, 2023

The U.S. has cut its troop presence in Niger by almost half
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The U.S. has cut its troop presence in Niger by almost half

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 12, 2023