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U.S. troops face uncertainty in Niger as Wagner seeks to capitalize on coup

Por: Newsweek World August 01, 2023

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The U.S. is deciding what to do with its 1,000 troops in Niger amid a report that the head of Russia's Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has offered his fighters' services to forces that staged a military takeover in the former French colony.A U.S. military official said that American troops had been restricted to their base in the city of Agadez, NBC News reported on Monday, after President Mohamed Bazoum was seized by members of the... + full article



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