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Friday, 7/3, 09:29 PM
US pulls most troops from Nigeria after a Lake Chad counterterrorism mission
- The United States has withdrawn the majority of the roughly 200 troops it deployed to Nigeria earlier this year for a counterterrorism mission in the Lake Chad Basin, while saying it will keep sharing intelligence and cooperating with Nigerian forces.
- Washington and Abuja described the mission as having achieved its aims against the Islamic State's West Africa affiliate.