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On 16 March 2024, Niger's government announced that it was breaking off "with immediate effect" its military cooperation agreement with the United States. [17] On 7 July 2024, the U.S. completed withdrawal of all troops from Air Base 101, while 500 remaining troops left Air Base 201 on 5 August. [18] [19]
The United States constructed Niger Air Base 201 in the city of Agadez after the Nigerien government granted approval for the base in 2014. After several years of construction, the base began operations in 2019 and has since became the central hub U.S. operations in Niger, shifting away from Niamey. The air base has a 6,800 foot runway and cost ...
The Pentagon announced on Thursday that troops from Air Base 101 near the capital of Niamey would be relocating to Air Base 201 near Agadez “out of an abundance of caution” following the ...
Niger: Nigerien Air Base 201, Agadez: 2019-2024 [21] operations ended after the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état: Niger: Mano Dayak International Airport, Agadez [22] 2014-2024 [22] operations ended after the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état Niger: Diori Hamani International Airport, Niamey: 2013-2024 [22] operations ended after the 2023 Nigerien coup d ...
The United States military has completed its withdrawal from air base 201 in Niger, officials said on Monday, after Niger's ruling junta ordered nearly 1,000 U.S. military personnel to leave ...
There were a little over 1,000 U.S. troops in Niger as of last year, where the U.S. military operated out of two bases, including a drone base known as Air Base 201 built near Agadez in central ...
Agadez is in the Agadez region in North-East Niger. Niger Airlines operates flights to Niamey, ... Nigerien Air Base 201, a US drone base around 3 km to the south;
The U.S. military is moving some of its forces from a base near Niger’s capital Niamey to another in the Agadez area following a July coup in the city, the Pentagon announced Thursday. The ...