Algeria sent fighter jets to Niger after a failed military coup
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Algeria sent four Su-30 fighter jets to Niger at the request of the military authorities. The aircraft are intended to counter attempts at destabilization.
Algeria sent four Su-30 fighter jets to support the military authorities of neighboring Niger following an unsuccessful coup attempt in the country. The aircraft were deployed at the request of Niger’s leadership, Bloomberg reports, citing Algeria’s Ministry of Defense, writes UNN.
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Algeria’s Defense Ministry said that the fighter jets would help the authorities in Niger "counter attempts to destabilize the brotherly country."
The day before, Niger’s leadership reported that the military had managed to suppress a mutiny by soldiers in the capital, Niamey.
Algeria is increasing its presence in the Sahel
According to Bloomberg, the dispatch of the fighter jets was another sign of Algeria’s growing role in the unstable Sahel region.
The unrest was the first serious challenge from Niger’s armed forces to the military junta that has been in power since the coup in July 2023.
At that time, the military ousted President Mohamed Bazoum from power, after which the country was led by the military authorities.