United States – The New York Times reported, citing sources, that the United States intends to withdraw dozens of special forces members from the Republic of Chad in the coming days.
According to information, there are 75 soldiers who will leave the Chadian capital, N’Djamena. The newspaper notes that this will be “the second major strike within a week” once morest American sites in West and Central Africa.
The newspaper pointed out that the US administration had previously announced that it would withdraw its forces from Niger in the coming months.
It is worth noting that the decision to withdraw forces from Niger is final, and Washington expects to resume negotiations with Chad “on security cooperation” following the presidential elections in this African country on May 6, according to sources indicated to the “New York Times.”
The authorities of the Republic of Chad had previously sent a letter to the United States threatening to terminate the security agreement that determines the rules and conditions for the work of American forces in the country.
This came as other African countries, such as Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, began “moving away from years of cooperation with the United States” and moving towards “cooperating with Russia, or at least exploring the possibility of closer security relations with Moscow.” As the newspaper confirmed.
Last March, Niger ended a military agreement with the United States, according to which an American base for drones was established in the north of the African country.
In explaining their decision, the military authorities in Niger indicated that the agreement was imposed on the country and does not meet the interests of the people. By the end of 2023, there were regarding 1.1 thousand American military personnel in Niger, most of them at an air base near Agadez.
Source: RT
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2024-04-27 17:08:45
