Airbase 201.

This is coolbert:

"The move by Russia's military, which Reuters was the first to report, puts U.S. and Russian troops in close proximity at a time when the nations' military and diplomatic rivalry is increasingly acrimonious over the conflict in Ukraine."

It is not so much the American leaving but the Russian arriving! More American military and geo-political humiliation! 

"Russian troops enter base housing US military in Niger, US official says"

From https://www.reuters.com  | By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali | May 3, 2024.

"WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting U.S. troops, a senior U.S. defense official told Reuters, a move that follows a decision by Niger's junta to expel U.S. forces."

"The military officers ruling the West African nation have told the U.S. to withdraw its nearly 1,000 military personnel from the country, which until a coup last year had been a key partner for Washington's fight against insurgents who have killed thousands of people and displaced millions more."

An insurgency of off-shoots and affiliates of the Al Qaeda and the Islamic State persuasion!

"A senior U.S. defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Russian forces were not mingling with U.S. troops but were using a separate hangar at Airbase 101, which is next to Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, Niger's capital."

See previous blog entries as germane:

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2023/08/nigerien-1.html

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2023/08/nigerien-2.html

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2023/08/nigerian-3.html

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2024/03/linking.html

coolbert.