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Algeria Deploys Fighter Jets to Niger Amidst Coup Attempt

Updated 2026-10-03 18:25 UTC 1 source Negative

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune of Algeria announced that warplanes were deployed in Niamey following an attack by mutineers. The incident occurred in late August.

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Algeria sent fighter jets to Niger to thwart ‘coup attempt’, president says

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune says Algiers deployed warplanes to Niamey in late August following an attack by mutineers.

2026-10-03 18:03 UTC