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This morning, the Nigerien capital, Niamey, experienced heavy gunfire and explosions near the presidential palace and Diori Hamani International Airport, according to eyewitnesses. Niamey Airport is one of the country’s most strategically important military sites, housing an airbase, Russian forces, a drone unit conducting strikes against armed groups, and containing uranium stockpiles. These clashes occur amid ongoing security tensions in the country, which has faced attacks from armed groups linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. The violence has resulted in the deaths of dozens of civilians and soldiers and is part of ongoing security unrest since the military seized power in July 2023, amid shifting relations with Russia and a distancing from the West.
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