Kalla Moutari Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/kalla-moutari/ The low down on African affairs Mon, 06 Nov 2017 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Kalla Moutari Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/kalla-moutari/ 32 32 Niger says OK to the use of armed US drones against jihadis https://jjcornish.com/2017/11/niger-says-ok-use-armed-us-drones-jihadis/ Mon, 06 Nov 2017 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2017/11/niger-says-ok-use-armed-us-drones-jihadis/ Niger’s given the nod to the United States deploying weaponized drones on its territory in the fight against Islamist militants. The US is building a drone and  airbase in the northern Niger city of Agadez. The extent of US military  involvement in Niger  was highlighted by the death of four Green Berets there a month […]

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]]> Niger’s given the nod to the United States deploying weaponized drones on its territory in the fight against Islamist militants.

The US is building a drone and  airbase in the northern Niger city of Agadez.

The extent of US military  involvement in Niger  was highlighted by the death of four Green Berets there a month ago. They were killed in an ambush along with five Nigerian soldiers.

Niger’s Defence Minister Kalla Moutari says his country doesn’t have known jihadi groups on its territory, but it’s increasingly affected by the spread of Islamist militancy in West Africa.

The US has 800 troops in Niger and has used unmanned surveillance planes there.

The use of armed drones will significantly increase US military involvement there.

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