The United States
military said on Friday it is building a $100 million temporary base
for surveillance drones in Agadez, central Niger, to help the West
African country combat militant groups and protect its borders.
Niger,
a security ally of the West, is grappling simultaneously with
incursions from jihadist group Boko Haram across its southern border
with Nigeria as well as roaming al Qaeda-linked groups in its vast
desert spaces.
Security sources
have also expressed concern about a possible southern influx of Islamic
State fighters into Niger and Chad from Libya where they are retreating
from Libyan forces.
"At the request
of, and in close coordination with, the Government of Niger, United
States Africa Command is establishing a temporary, expeditionary
cooperative security location in Agadez, Niger," said a U.S. Africa
Command spokesperson in an emailed response to Reuters.
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