In anticipation of NATO aggression, Algeria denied France overflight privileges on August 23, 2023.
In anticipation of NATO aggression, Algeria denied France overflight privileges on August 23, 2023.
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The [[Pentagon]] announced in September 2023.the repositioning some troops and equipment and withdrawal of a number of non-essential personnel. The decision to reposition U.S. troops in Niger came after the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service ([[SVR]]) revealed that [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] was considering the possibility of physically eliminating the leaders of the country’s National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, who led the military takeover. According to the SVR, intelligence information shows that Washington is not satisfied with the recent developments in Niger.
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The [[Pentagon]] announced in September 2023 the repositioning some troops and equipment and withdrawal of a number of non-essential personnel. The decision to reposition U.S. troops in Niger came after the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service ([[SVR]]) revealed that [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] was considering the possibility of physically eliminating the leaders of the country’s National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, who led the military takeover. According to the SVR, intelligence information shows that Washington is not satisfied with the recent developments in Niger.
{{quotebox-float|“According to information received by the SVR, the U.S. is clearly not satisfied with the developments in Niger, where an interim government headed by General Abdourahamane Tchiani recently came to power as a result of a military coup. Washington is considering how not only to slow down the trend of Africa becoming one of the centers of power in the [[multipolar]] world, which is dangerous for [[the West]], but also to take over the French legacy in the strategically important Sahel region,”}}
{{quotebox-float|“According to information received by the SVR, the U.S. is clearly not satisfied with the developments in Niger, where an interim government headed by General Abdourahamane Tchiani recently came to power as a result of a military coup. Washington is considering how not only to slow down the trend of Africa becoming one of the centers of power in the [[multipolar]] world, which is dangerous for [[the West]], but also to take over the French legacy in the strategically important Sahel region,”}}
the SVR press office said in a statement. The Russian intelligence service accused the [[Intelligence community|American intelligence services]] of “returning” to the practice of liquidating “inconvenient” leaders on the African continent.
the SVR press office said in a statement. The Russian intelligence service accused the [[Intelligence community|American intelligence services]] of “returning” to the practice of liquidating “inconvenient” leaders on the African continent.