{"id":1988680,"date":"2023-08-02T12:39:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T16:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-set-to-evacuate-embassy-staff-from-niger\/"},"modified":"2023-08-02T12:41:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T16:41:21","slug":"us-set-to-evacuate-embassy-staff-from-niger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-set-to-evacuate-embassy-staff-from-niger\/","title":{"rendered":"US Embassy staff in Niger to be evacuated."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-set-to-evacuate-embassy-staff-from-niger%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1988680&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<h2>US Embassy in Niger Prepares \u2063for \u200cEvacuation\u2062 Amid Political Turmoil<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The United States\u200d is set\u200d to evacuate some staff and families from its embassy in Niger after military officers seized power, a U.S. official said on Wednesday, \u200ceven as the mission will \u2064remain open and senior leadership will continue working from there.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Niger, a key Western ally in the fight against\u200c Islamist insurgents, has recently experienced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-should-not-help-biden-destroy-border-security\/\" title=\"Conservatives Should Not Help Biden Destroy Border Security\">political takeover<\/a> that has \u200craised concerns among foreign powers. The\u2064 fear is that this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-correspondent-dons-burqa-on-air-following-taliban-takeover\/\" title=\"CNN Correspondent Dons Burqa On-Air Following Taliban Takeover\">power shift<\/a> could potentially allow militants to \u200dgain ground.<\/p>\n<p>The official, speaking on \u2064the\u200d condition of anonymity, \u2064revealed that a final decision on the evacuation is still pending, but it appears likely.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a prudent move in \u200bcase the security situation deteriorates, and the\u2063 core embassy staff will remain,&#8221; \u2064the official stated.<\/p>\n<p>The official also emphasized that the evacuation \u200dof U.S. personnel will be\u200b carried out using aircraft chartered by \u2062the\u2063 State Department, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/near-death-experiences-a-look-back-at-famous-figures-whose-claims-drew-criticism\/\" title=\"\u2018Near-Death\u2019 Experiences: A Look Back At Famous Figures Whose Claims Drew Criticism\">military aircraft<\/a> not being utilized.<\/p>\n<p><em>Politico<\/em> first reported this development.<\/p>\n<h3>International Efforts to\u2063 Address the Situation<\/h3>\n<p>France, the\u2063 United States,\u2064 Germany, and \u2064Italy have deployed troops \u200cin Niger to support counterinsurgency and\u2063 training missions, assisting the local \u200carmy in combating groups affiliated \u2064with al\u2062 Qaeda and Islamic State.<\/p>\n<p>France and Italy have already begun evacuating European citizens from Niger, with the first military planes carrying European nationals landing in Paris and Rome\u200b on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>As of now, there have been no announcements regarding the withdrawal of troops. The \u2062United States currently has \u200dapproximately\u200d 1,100 \u200ctroops stationed in Niger, operating from two bases.<\/p>\n<h3>Lessons Learned from Previous Evacuations<\/h3>\n<p>The United States faced criticism for its \u2062handling of the evacuation of U.S. citizens in Sudan \u2063during the \u2064recent outbreak of violence between the military and the well-armed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) \u200bparamilitary \u200cgroup.<\/p>\n<p>While\u2063 the U.S.\u200b embassy in Khartoum was evacuated and operations suspended due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-no-new-proactive-step-on-tiktok-deal-under-biden\/\" title=\"White House: No New \u2018Proactive Step\u2019 on TikTok Deal Under Biden\">security risks<\/a>, U.S.\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-set-to-evacuate-embassy-staff-from-niger\/\" title=\"US Embassy staff in Niger to be evacuated.\">citizens \u2063encountered difficulties leaving<\/a> \u2063the country amidst the chaos, including incidents of robbery and looting.<\/p>\n<p>At \u200cthat time, the Biden administration stated that U.S. military aircraft \u200bwere not necessary for\u200d the evacuation, as there was sufficient space on aircraft from other countries flying in and out of Sudan.<\/p>\n<p>(Reporting by Idrees Ali and Daphne Psaledakis; Editing by Mark Porter and \u2062Lisa Shumaker)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US plans to evacuate embassy staff and families from Niger after a military coup. However, the embassy will remain operational with senior officials working there. 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