World Alert: U.S. to withdraw troops from Niger after Washington and junta fail to agree on continued military presence, U.S. officials say

Kurt Campbell, the State Department's No. 2 official, met with Niger's prime minister Friday and accepted his demand that American forces leave the West African country, a move the Biden administration had resisted and one that is certain to transform the United States' counterterrorism posture in that part of the world. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for alerts World Alert April 19, 9:07 p.m. EDT U.S. to withdraw troops from Niger after Washington and junta fail to agree on continued military presence, U.S. officials say Kurt Campbell, the State Department's No. 2 official, met with Niger's prime minister Friday and accepted his demand that American forces leave the West African country, a move the Biden administration had resisted and one that is certain to transform the United States' counterterrorism posture in that part of the world. Read more   Advertisement

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