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Completion of US drone base in Niger to be delayed
Niger Air Base 201, a future hub for armed drones and other aircraft, won’t be completed until the middle of 2019.
By Kyle Rempfer
Airstrike kills two militants after US troops come under fire in Somalia
The incident occurred 37 miles west of Mogadishu, Somalia's capital.
By Kyle Rempfer
Report: AFRICOM looks to cut special ops missions, pull out hundreds of troops from Africa
The plans, submitted by a top U.S. military commander, align with the Trump administration’s strategy to focus on near-peer threats from countries like China and Russia.
By Kyle Rempfer