Posted on Aug 4, 2023
Marines to stay at US Embassy in Niger amid evacuations
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Marines guarding the U.S. Embassy in Niger will stay amid a partial evacuation of nonemergency embassy personnel following the military takeover of that country’s government last week, the State Department confirmed Thursday.
The State Department late Wednesday said all nonessential U.S. government personnel and eligible family members were ordered to depart from the embassy in the capital city of Niamey.
The State Department late Wednesday said all nonessential U.S. government personnel and eligible family members were ordered to depart from the embassy in the capital city of Niamey.
Marines to stay at US Embassy in Niger amid evacuations
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The Biden administration has held back on calling the takeover a “coup,” as it maintains around $200 million of humanitarian and economic support in the country. The support would be jeopardized by a declaration of a coup.
However, the European Union and countries including France, Germany and Italy suspended their assistance to the Nigerian government and encouraged citizens to take evacuation flights out of Niger.
The Marine Corps typically assists in evacuating U.S. civilians from embassies and foreign countries. The last such incident was in April in Sudan, where a detachment of Marines helped the remaining personnel from the Sudanese..."...
..."The Biden administration has held back on calling the takeover a “coup,” as it maintains around $200 million of humanitarian and economic support in the country. The support would be jeopardized by a declaration of a coup.
However, the European Union and countries including France, Germany and Italy suspended their assistance to the Nigerian government and encouraged citizens to take evacuation flights out of Niger.
The Marine Corps typically assists in evacuating U.S. civilians from embassies and foreign countries. The last such incident was in April in Sudan, where a detachment of Marines helped the remaining personnel from the Sudanese..."...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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