Flash: Algeria's parliament unanimously approved the forward deployment of Algerian military forces to Niger. The deployment expands the existing military presence in Algeria at Air Base 101 at Niamey International Airport, which was established following the August 29 coup attempt. Algerian forces are now set to deploy to key oil infrastructure sites across Niger, but more importantly to Madama Air Base (at 21.9554711, 13.6470986), a strategically significant facility in the country's northeast. Once a vocal opponent of the Sahelian junta bloc, Algeria appears to have softened its stance toward Mali and Burkina Faso, while openly backing the authorities in Niamey, which included the sale of military helicopters just a few months ago. Algiers' change is understood to be driven by the growing influence of Saddam Haftar and the factions in eastern Libya, whom Niamey accuses of supporting Tuareg separatists in northeastern Niger as well as the anti-junta Patriotic Front, FPL. Some sections of the Nigerian junta accused the FPL of orchestrating the August 29 attacks. Algeria has long opposed Haftar's warlords, and the deployment to Madama Air Base places Algerian forces directly on the doorstep of the FPL's areas of operation in northeastern Niger, while also placing them close to the Libyan border, particularly Fazan, an area controlled by the remnants of Haftar's notorious Libyan National Brigade 128. Proprietary New Stuff maps are now available on MINIMAP. technology.

Flash: Algeria's parliament unanimously approved the forward deployment of Algerian military forces to Niger. The deployment expands the existing military presence in Algeria at Air Base 101 at Niamey International Airport, which was established following the August 29 coup attempt. Algerian forces are now set to deploy to key oil infrastructure sites across Niger, but more importantly to Madama Air Base (at 21.9554711, 13.6470986), a strategically significant facility in the country's northeast. Once a vocal opponent of the Sahelian junta bloc, Algeria appears to have softened its stance toward Mali and Burkina Faso, while openly backing the authorities in Niamey, which included the sale of military helicopters just a few months ago. Algiers' change is understood to be driven by the growing influence of Saddam Haftar and the factions in eastern Libya, whom Niamey accuses of supporting Tuareg separatists in northeastern Niger as well as the anti-junta Patriotic Front, FPL. Some sections of the Nigerian junta accused the FPL of orchestrating the August 29 attacks. Algeria has long opposed Haftar's warlords, and the deployment to Madama Air Base places Algerian forces directly on the doorstep of the FPL's areas of operation in northeastern Niger, while also placing them close to the Libyan border, particularly Fazan, an area controlled by the remnants of Haftar's notorious Libyan National Brigade 128. Proprietary New Stuff maps are now available on MINIMAP. technology.