Algeria: For the first time since 1973... Parliament agrees to send troops out of the country... to Niger.
With a view to protecting energy installations and the first out-of-border deployment of the army since 1973, the Algerian Parliament has agreed to send troops to Niger. This rare step comes with the strengthening of security relations between the two neighbours following the frustration of a coup attempt in Niger in August.
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Algeria: For the first time since 1973... Parliament agrees to send troops out of the country... to Niger. — Image credit: France 24 (العربية)
With a view to protecting energy installations and the first out-of-border deployment of the army since 1973, the Algerian Parliament has agreed to send troops to Niger. This rare step comes with the strengthening of security relations between the two neighbours following the frustration of a coup attempt in Niger in August.