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U.S.-led troops withdraw from Iraq's Taji base

World Jul 05

U.S. troops leaving Niger bases this weekend and in August after coup, commander says

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

World Mar 22

New junta's soldiers stand guard in an armoured vehicle in Ouagadougou
Survivors recount a village massacre carried out by Burkina Faso’s security forces

Lifeless children intertwined together. A 2-month-old face-up on the ground. The scenes were horrifying, but the 32-year-old farmer felt he had to photograph them, as proof of the carnage in his Burkina Faso village.

By Sam Mednick, Michael Biesecker, Associated Press

World Dec 11

United Nations peacekeepers patrol in Kidal, Mali, July 23, 2015. Photo by Adama Diarra/REUTERS
The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali ends after 10 years, following the junta’s pressure to go

The U.N. effort in Mali has been the deadliest peacekeeping mission in the world, with more than 300 personnel killed.

By Baba Ahmed, Associated Press

Politics Oct 26

A convoy of French troops based in Niger drives by as they prepare to leave Niger, in Niamey, Niger October 22, 2023. Photo by Mahamadou Hamidou/REUTERS
Many in Niger are suffering under coup-related sanctions. Junta backers call it a worthy sacrifice

Families in Niger say they are struggling after economic sanctions imposed in response to a military coup three months ago. Landlocked Niger is one of the world's poorest countries, and neighboring West African nations have closed their borders.

By Dalatou Mamane, Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press

Politics Aug 16

Nigerien soldiers stand guard as supporters of Niger's National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) gather for a demonstration in Niamey on August 11, 2023 near a French airbase in Niger. Photo by AFP via Getty Images
First major jihadi attack since Niger coup kills 17 and wounds dozens

Insurgents killed 17 soldiers and wounded nearly 24 in the first major attack in half a year against the army in Niger, where Western powers fear a coup by the elite presidential guard last month is weakening a rare ally…

By Sam Mednick, Associated Press

Aug 15

A human rights group in Niger says it can’t get access to officials who were detained following coup

By Sam Mednick, Associated Press

A spokesperson for the ruling junta has said the detained officials were being treated humanely. The junta says it plans to prosecute Bazoum for "high treason" and undermining state security, crimes that are eligible for the death penalty.

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Aug 04

Niger’s president pleads for help as mutinous soldiers sever French military ties

By Sam Mednick, Associated Press

Niger's military junta says it is severing military agreements with France, its former colonial ruler. And a regional delegation's efforts at negotiation with the junta have quickly deadlocked.

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Jul 25

Myanmar executes 4, including ex-lawmaker and pro-democracy activist

By David Rising, Associated Press

Myanmar has carried out its first executions in nearly 50 years, hanging a former lawmaker, a democracy activist and two other political prisoners who had been accused of a targeted killing after the country's military takeover last year.

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Jan 29

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Myanmar was expanding freedoms, then came the military coup

By Kira Kay, Jason Maloney

It’s been nearly a year since a military coup rolled back Myanmar’s fragile democratic progress. With few international efforts for help, citizens at home and abroad have soldered on to fight for their rights. Special Correspondent Kira Kay and producer/videographer…

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Jan 25

Hundreds march in Burkina Faso capital in support of new junta

By Sam Mednick, Associated Press

Hundreds of people have marched through the streets of Burkina Faso’s capital in a show of support for the new military-led junta that ousted democratically elected President Roch Marc Christian Kabore and seized control of the country.

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