US Says It Has Withdrawn Most Of Its Troops From Nigeria

The United States has withdrawn most of the military personnel it deployed to Nigeria for a joint counterterrorism operation in the Lake Chad Basin.
The Commander of the US Air Forces in Europe–Air Forces Africa, General Dagvin R.M. Anderson, disclosed this during a press briefing on the outcome of the African Chiefs of Defence Conference 2026.
The United States deployed about 200 military personnel to Nigeria in February to support intelligence, surveillance and counterterrorism operations in the Lake Chad Basin.
The deployment formed part of growing security cooperation between Washington and Abuja in the fight against ISIS and other terrorist groups operating in the region.
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