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US News: Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting US troops, a senior US defense official told Reuters, a move that follows
The arrival of Russian personnel in the West African country came in the wake of a decision by Niger’s junta to expel US forces from the country.
Russian military personnel have moved into an air base in Niger that is also housing US troops, US officials said Thursday.
US official says Russian and US troops do not mingle at Airbase 101 as Moscow’s forces deployed to a separate hanger.
The military officers ruling the West African nation have told the US to withdraw its nearly 1,000 military personnel from the country