NAPLES, Italy — The United States informed the government of Niger on Friday that it agreed to its request to withdraw U.S. troops from the West African country, said three U.S. officials, a move the Biden administration had resisted and one that will transform Washington’s counterterrorism posture in the region.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
U.S. agrees to withdraw American troops from Niger
A top State Department official accepted the West African nation’s demand that American forces leave, a move the Biden administration had resisted
By John Hudson
April 19, 2024 at 8:57 p.m. EDT