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The Air Force Base 101 mutiny

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Reports say mutineers seized Air Force Base 101 overnight on August 29, and loyalist forces retook it Saturday night with support from Russia’s Africa Corps. Authorities said calm had returned by August 31; the latest report describes the mutiny as crushed.

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  1. Update 1Loyalists reportedly retake Niger air base after mutiny
  2. Update 2Niamey Is Calm Again, but Niger's Junta Needed Russia to Keep It

The story so far

  1. Update 25 days later

    Niamey Is Calm Again, but Niger's Junta Needed Russia to Keep It

    After soldiers seized Base 101 and fired on Niamey's palace and TV station, loyalists retook the capital with Africa Corps drones — but the revolt exposed a front-line fracture three years after the 2023 coup.

  2. Update 1

    Loyalists reportedly retake Niger air base after mutiny

    Mutineers seized Base 101 and fired toward the palace before loyalists — reportedly with Russian help — retook it. Accounts differ on when, and dozens were killed or arrested.

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    • No identified mutiny leaders, no verified casualty breakdown, no public appearance by Gen. Tiani in cited reporting.
    • Exact hour and unit that retook Base 101 remain unconfirmed between Saturday-evening and Sunday accounts.

History

  1. Opened1 report

Who's involved

People

  • Abdourahamane TianiNigerien army general and commander of the Nigerien presidential guard2 reports
  • Salifou ModyNigerien general and diplomat2 reports
  • Viktor Voropaev1 report

Places

  • Diori Hamani International AirportNiamey, Niger2 reports
  • NiameyNiamey, Niger2 reports
  • Bravia Hotel Niamey231 rue de la komadougou PL 44, Niamey, Niger1 report
  • House of ORTN TelevisionG4C5+P22, Niamey, Niger1 report
  • OuallamOuallam, Niger1 report
  • PlateauPlateau, Niamey, Niger1 report
  • Presidential PalaceG38V+9P5, Niamey, Niger1 report
  • TeraTera, Niger1 report

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