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The Niger Army, which includes 33,000 personnel as of 2023, is the land component of Niger's armed forces. [10] Niger's special forces consists of two special operations companies and 9 intervention commando battalions. [10] Niger Army's manoeuvre forces include 14 combined arms infantry battalions and a single amphibious riverine company. [10]
The 6th Amphibious Division is a one of two combined infantry division unit of the Nigerian Army (NA),which specialized in amphibious warfare, combined arms, coastal defence, desert and jungle warfare, providing security at ports or shore stations, and reconnaissance.
The military ranks of Niger are the military insignia used by the Niger Armed Forces. Niger is a landlocked country, and does therefore not possess a navy. Being a former colony of France , Niger shares a rank structure similar to that of France.
The US military intervention in Niger was the deployment of special operations forces and unmanned aerial vehicles by the United States in support of the Nigerien government and French military in counter-terrorism operations against militant groups in Niger as part of Operation Juniper Shield. [29]
Barmou received training in the United States, both at Fort Moore and the National Defense University. [2]In 2015, Barmou, who at the time was the Head of Niger's special forces, stated in an interview that Niger was conducting operations against Boko Haram to ensure security and peace.
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The National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (Arabic: المجلس الوطني لحماية الوطن, romanized: al-Majlis al-Waṭanī li-Ḥimāyat al-Waṭan; French: Conseil national pour la sauvegarde de la patrie, CNSP) is the ruling military junta of Niger, following the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état which overthrew Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou's government.
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