Showing posts with label Agadez. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Agadez. Show all posts

Friday 26 April 2019

Counterterrorism: United States 36 Code-named Military Operations in Africa

Scores of Americans first became aware of U.S. military operations in Africa in October 2017, after the Islamic State ambushed American troops near Tongo Tongo, Niger, killing four U.S. soldiers and wounding two others.

Tuesday 24 April 2018

US Air Force Builds Drone Base in Niger To Fight Extremism in Sahel Region

US Drone Base - Niger (Credit: Washington Post)
AGADEZ, Niger — On the scorching edge of the Sahara Desert, the U.S. Air Force is building a base for armed drones, the newest front in America’s battle against the growing extremist threat in Africa’s vast Sahel region.