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US Troops Deployed to help Nigers
Posted by:
eesh
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Date: February 22, 2013 02:27PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21550867
The armed troops will provide intelligence support, President Barack Obama informed Congress on Friday.
France deployed troops to Mali in January to counter al-Qaeda-linked Islamist militants.
The US and Niger signed a status of forces agreement last month, and the US is weighing a base for surveillance drones there, US media have reported.
A senior Niger official said in January that US Ambassador Bisa Williams requested permission to establish a drone base in a meeting with Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou, the Reuters news agency reported.
Last month, the US and Niger struck an agreement on the status of US forces as the two nations "define precisely what kind of military presence we may have in Niger in the future", a spokeswoman for the US state department said.
The new deployment of US forces are stationed in Niger with the government's consent, Mr Obama said in his letter to Congress.
Their mission will focus on "intelligence sharing", the president said. They will be armed for their own protection, he said.
The armed troops will provide intelligence support, President Barack Obama informed Congress on Friday.
France deployed troops to Mali in January to counter al-Qaeda-linked Islamist militants.
The US and Niger signed a status of forces agreement last month, and the US is weighing a base for surveillance drones there, US media have reported.
A senior Niger official said in January that US Ambassador Bisa Williams requested permission to establish a drone base in a meeting with Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou, the Reuters news agency reported.
Last month, the US and Niger struck an agreement on the status of US forces as the two nations "define precisely what kind of military presence we may have in Niger in the future", a spokeswoman for the US state department said.
The new deployment of US forces are stationed in Niger with the government's consent, Mr Obama said in his letter to Congress.
Their mission will focus on "intelligence sharing", the president said. They will be armed for their own protection, he said.
Re: US Troops Deployed to help Nigers
Posted by:
Hay Zeus
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Date: February 22, 2013 02:31PM
Awesome, deploy more forces while simultaneously cutting the militarys budget.
Re: US Troops Deployed to help Nigers
Posted by:
Klan
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Date: February 22, 2013 04:20PM
Don't they usually deploy troops to control niggers??
Re: US Troops Deployed to help Nigers
Posted by:
itchy
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Date: February 22, 2013 07:22PM
"Intelligence sharing" That makes as much sense as two monkeys fucking a football bat.
Re: US Troops Deployed to help Nigers
Posted by:
Blowtorch4
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Date: February 22, 2013 10:16PM
Just like the US, always helping the niggers.