re: Niger has effectively kidnapped1000 US soldiers at our $500 mil dollar base

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What exactly is happening here? Is this a hostage situation or do they want us to leave?

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You’re not alone.

Do they have them blockaded in the base?

Are they hostage?

Is it that easy to just overrun 1000 marines?

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What exactly is happening here? Is this a hostage situation or do they want us to leave?

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I posted about this a month ago. France was in control of Niger, Russia pulled off a coup a few months ago. I'll see if I can find it



it was the thread about being able to win a war since the geneva convention. some people were saying it was impossible. it just happened without a shot being fired.

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I’m so confused.

What exactly is happening here? Is this a hostage situation or do they want us to leave?

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Happens when you have posters like OP who post garbage sources.

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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The United States will begin plans to withdraw troops from Niger, U.S. officials said Saturday, in what experts say is a blow to Washington and its allies in the region in terms of staging security operations in the Sahel. The planned departure comes as U.S. officials said they were trying to find a new military agreement.

The prime minister of Niger, appointed by the ruling military junta, Ali Lamine Zeine, and U.S. deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell, agreed on Friday that the two nations would begin to plan the withdrawal of American troops, the U.S. State Department told The Associated Press in an email Saturday.

A U.S. official said there was no timeline for withdrawal besides talks set to start in the coming days about next steps. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to detail the private diplomatic discussions. An American delegation to coordinate the details of the withdrawal process will be dispatched soon.

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