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US military resumes drone, manned counterterrorism missions out of Niger bases

Por: WPLG Local 10 Politics September 13, 2023

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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The U.S. military has resumed counterterrorism missions in Niger, flying drones and other aircraft out of air bases in the country more than a month after a temporarily halted all those activities there, the head of U.S. Air Forces for Europe and Africa said Wednesday. Since the July coup, the 1,100 U.S. forces deployed in the country have been confined inside their military bases. Last week the Pentagon said some... + full article



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