The A-Tm commander CPT Michael Perozen request to return to base was denied by LTC David Painter, their BN commander, approved by Moses, the GRP Commander.
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After 9/11, the US built a network of military outposts across the northern tier of Africa to fight a shadow war against Islamist groups, and Niger became central to the effort. From Base Airienne 201, known to locals as ‘Base Americaine’, US drones were sent across the region to track down Islamist terrorists. The coup