US to withdraw from Chad, Niger amid counterterrorism role questionsThe U.S. will relocate most of the forces it's deployed in Chad, and the majority of the U.S. personnel assigned to Niger are also expected to depart.By Tara Copp, AP3 days ago
No final decision on withdrawing US troops from Niger and ChadA top U.S. military official says there's been no final decision on whether or not all U.S. troops will leave Niger and Chad.By Tara Copp, AP4 days ago
Ranger training battalion commander suspendedThe battalion executive officer is serving as the interim commander.By Todd South and Davis Winkie3 months ago
Senate votes to keep US troops in Syria amid Iran-backed attacksThe Senate voted down a resolution to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria amid dozens of attacks from Iran-backed proxies in the war-torn country.By Bryant Harris5 months ago
Airman drowned after heart attack at training exercise, records showStaff Sgt. Kory Wade's body was recovered from Arizona's Roosevelt Lake after a multi-day search in June.By Rachel S. Cohen6 months ago
Senate votes down bill to withdraw troops from NigerThe Senate struck down a bill from Sen. Rand Paul that would have required the U.S. to remove troops from Niger in the wake of a coup.By Bryant Harris6 months ago
Army to reassess its Niger mission in the wake of the nation’s coupThe country's coup places legal limits on U.S. military support.By Meghann Myers7 months ago
Coast Guard recovers remaining debris from imploded Titan submersibleThe Coast Guard says the recovery and transfer of remaining parts was completed last Wednesday.7 months ago
The US declares the ousting of Niger’s president a coupThe coup designation comes with the suspension of counterterrorism assistance and military training.By Sam Mednick and Tara Copp, AP7 months ago
OpinionA father reflects on the death of his son during the 2017 Niger ambushFour U.S. soldiers were killed in an ambush in Niger in October 2017. Their deaths shattered families.By Henry Black7 months ago
France to withdraw counterterrorism troops from Niger after coupThe decision came after the coup leaders said they were closing Niger’s airspace to French planes, commercial and military.By Angela Charlton and Dalatou Mamane, AP7 months ago
Surveillance flights, not counterterrorism ops, restarted in NigerThe Pentagon says it has not restarted counterterrorism operations in Niger, a day after Air Force Gen. James Hecker said those flights had resumed.By Tara Copp, AP8 months ago