The U.S. military’s impending withdrawal from Niger, including the relatively new $110 million U.S. Air Base 201, will hamper their counterterrorism efforts on the continent.
Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder confirmed on Monday the two sides are “beginning” the discussions for the U.S. withdrawal, though he did not specify when the roughly 1,100 troops would depart.
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