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The US military can't use a 110 million dollar drone base in Niger (taskandpurpose.com)

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Why was it there in the first place I wonder?

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[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I would imagine western intelligence is very useful in fighting Isis. It certainly has been a huge boon for Ukraine in their war. As for why the west is interested in stopping the spread of Islamic extremism in Africa, foreign safe harbors for extremists often end up being training grounds for terrorists that attack the west.