US troops withdraw from first base in Niger ...Middle East

U.S. troops formally withdrew from a major air base in Niger on Monday, the first of two bases to be evacuated by American forces after Niamey fell to a military coup in 2023 and Nigerien officials ordered Washington to leave. American forces left Air Base 101, near the capitol of Niamey, after a ceremony formalizing the departure of the troops, according to U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). The last aircraft to leave, an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transportation plane, departed on Monday. The U.S. will leave Air Base 201 in the city of Agadez in September. U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Kenneth Ekman, AFRICOM's director of strategy, engagement and programs, said he was grateful f

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