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US military resumes drone, crewed aircraft operations in post-coup Niger

A C-130 US Air Force plane lands as Nigerien soldiers stand in formation during military exercise with US Special Forces in Diffa region in 2014 [File: Joe Penney/Reuters]

The United States military has resumed operations in Niger, flying drones and other aircraft out of airbases in the country more than a month after a coup halted activities, the head of Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa said.

Since the July coup that removed President Mohamed Bazoum, the approximately 1,100 US soldiers deployed in the West African country have been confined to their military bases.

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