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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Algeria to send troops to Niger in first foreign deployment in over 50 years

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Algeria’s parliament approved a resolution Sunday to send troops to Niger, making it the first time Algerian soldiers will be deployed abroad since 1973, when they were sent to support Egypt during the Arab-Israeli war.

Authorities have not released any information about when and where exactly the Algerian army detachment will be deployed, or how many soldiers will be involved.

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