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addition to territorial defense and maintaining public order, it provides military and paramilitary justice to other corps of the armed forces and participates to the judicial and the surveillance police activities. It is regarded as an elite force due to its stringent recruitment criteria of all armed forces. Due to increasing cross-border traffic of weapons and drugs, its activities have increased border areas. The national gendarmerie, unlike the Army or the
National Guard, has never been directly involved in an attempt to seize or control power by force.
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responsible for: border and territorial surveillance of the country, public safety, maintaining and restoring of order, protecting public buildings and institutions, people and their property, the execution of the administrative police in rural and pastoral areas, management and monitoring of prisons, humanitarian actions in the case of national disaster or crisis and protection of the environment. It is also responsible for providing security to administrative authorities and the diplomatic and consular representations of Niger abroad.
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forces and Niger Air Force (Armée de l'air). Each branch was headed by a Chief of Staff answerable to the Joint Chief of Staff of military armed forces. As part of this new structure, the
National Air Wing was renamed as Niger Air Force (Force AĂ©rienne du Niger) on December 17, 2003. The Niger Air Force is led by the Air Force Chief of staff, answerable to the Joint Chief and the Defense Minister.
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or FAN) were grouped in one branch with one Chief of Staff overseeing both the ground forces and the
National Air Wing. Following an organizational restructuring in 2003, the armed forces of Niger were structured into two main service branches: Niger Army (French: armée de terre) for all ground
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The Niger Army, which includes 33,000 personnel as of 2023, is the land component of Niger's armed forces. Niger's special forces consists of two special operations companies and 9 intervention commando battalions. Niger Army's manoeuvre forces include 14 combined arms infantry battalions and a
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also provide military assistance. Approximately 18 French military advisers are in Niger. Many Nigérien military personnel receive training in France, and the
Nigerien Armed Forces are equipped mainly with material either given by or purchased in France. United States assistance has focused on
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The Armed Forces—which includes the
National Gendarmerie—have undergone a series of structural changes aimed at professionalisation of the ranks and the retaining of more skilled recruits. Greater emphasis on recruiting officers and NCOs, lessening recruitment of lower ranks, and more training
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to free northern Mali of
Islamic militant groups solidified the role of Niger in counter-terrorism activities in the region. Following an agreement with the Niger government, the air force base 101 of Niamey became a permanent drone hub for French and U.S. forces since 2013. Drone intelligence
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National Gendarmerie is commanded by the Superior Commander of the National Gendarmerie. Unlike the National Police and the National Guard, the National Gendarmerie is under the control of the Ministry of Defense of Niger. It is divided between territorial brigades and mobile brigades. In
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National Forces of Intervention and Security, the National Guard of Niger is responsible for security in rural areas where the national police is absent. It is overseen by the superior commander of the National Guard who reports to the Ministry of Interior. This body is
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and continued armed fights until 1995 when a peace agreement end fighting. The Nigérien Armed Forces has been extensively involved in politics since independence, and has been denounced at several points for broad abrogation of human rights and unlawful detentions and killings.
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The aircraft inventory of the Niger Air Force is modest though it has increased with new acquisitions beginning in 2008, and further assistance from France and the United States. This expansion in capacity is guided by the need for better border patrol following the crisis in
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Algeria. In addition, local training activities are undertaken with foreign partners (United States, France etc.) to update skills. In 2014, a logistic company was trained and equipped by the United States with fuel and water trucks, ambulances and 4x4 unarmed vehicles.
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The predecessor of the Niger Air Force, the Niger
National Escadrille (Escadrille Nationale du Niger) was first formed in 1961. It was later restructured into the National Air Wing (Groupement AĂ©rien National) in 1989. Prior to 2003, the armed forces of Niger
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In March 2024, Niger announced it was ending its security relationship with the United States, which had been in place since 2012. According to Niger, the security pact violated Niger's constitution. In a report issued by United States member of Congress
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made of Nigérien soldiers officered by Frenchmen who agreed to take joint French-Nigerien citizenship. In 1960, there were only ten African officers in the Nigérien army, all of low ranks. As Nigérien officers gradually assumed command roles, President
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The President also appoints the Special Chief of Staff at the President Office and the head of the Presidential Guard who answer directly to the President. The Special Chief of Staff and the head of the Presidential Guard sit on the Joint Staff.
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mounted with various caliber machine guns. Logistically, fuel and water transportation tanks, and ambulances have been recently improved to help in long-distance patrol missions as well as with general increased logistic capacity of the army.
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In 2006, the following combined arms battalions existed in the Niger Army: 12th, 13th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 32nd, 33rd, 42nd, 43rd, 52nd, 53rd, 62nd, 63rd, 72nd and 73rd. In addition, there was the Artillery Battalion of the Niger Armed Forces.
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The army of Niger is poorly equipped with armored vehicles and tanks. With the exception of two armored vehicles purchased from China in 2009, most armoured vehicles are at least 20 years old. The army is however well-stocked with 4x4
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training pilots and aviation support personnel, professional military education for staff officers, and initial specialty training for junior officers. A small foreign military assistance program was initiated in 1983 and a U.S.
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In 1970, the army was reorganised and divided into four Infantry battalions, one paratroop company, one light armored company, a camel corps, and a number of support units. It was reorganized in 2003 to create the
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base along with recruits of other military service branches. Air force officers, pilots and mechanics are additionally trained in France, the United States and other North African countries like Morocco at the
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of Niger, while the National police patrols towns. Special internal security operations may be carried out by the Military, the FNIS, the Gendarmerie, or whatever forces tasked by the Government of Niger.
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office opened in June 1985. After being converted to a Security Assistance Office in 1987, it was subsequently closed in 1996, following a coup d'état. A U.S. Defense Attaché office reopened in July 2000.
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The Niger Army was created on 28 July 1960 by decree. At the time, the National Police was a subsection of the military. Initially, units of the army were created from three companies of the
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in 1985 sparked the closing of the borders with Libya and Algeria, and the resettlement of thousands of Tuareg and other nomads away from the area. Failed promises by the government of
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contributes funds for humanitarian assistance construction throughout the country. In 2007, a congressional waiver was granted which allows the Niger military to participate in the
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signed legislation to end the employment of expatriate military officers in 1965. However, French military personnel remained in Niger both to serve in the Niger Army and in the
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The Army is commanded by the Chief of Staff of the Army in Niamey through appointed commandeers of each of the nine "Defense Zones", which largely overlap each of the civilian
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passed a statute for the Army of Niger in November 2020, planning for the army's size to increase from 25,000 personnel in 2020, to 50,000 in 2025 and finally 100,000 in 2030.
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Niger defense forces have a long history of military cooperation with neighboring countries in the region, France, the United States, China as well as many other countries.
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Report on Army involvement in the 1999 coup, the killing of General Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, and other human rights abuses carried out by the FAN in the period 1990–2000.
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2176:[Military Cooperation Niger / Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: 38 trucks and important military equipment for the benefit of the Nigerian Armed Forces]. Archived from
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Additionally, the US provided initial equipment training on vehicles and communications gear to a company of Nigerien soldiers as part of the Department of State
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U.S. and France defense cooperation with Niger has intensified post 9/11 as part of the Global War on Terror. The Niger defense forces along with forces from
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have become major partners of France and the United States in counter-terrorism efforts in Africa. The counter-terrorism efforts focused mainly on
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required between promotions have been instituted. Annual recruitment for the Army and the Gendarmerie now stands at one thousand each.
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regime, followed with the disbandment of his arsenal in the region, accentuated the precarious situation of many sahelian nations. The
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affiliated groups in Africa, in particular the Algerian Group for Call and Combat which will later become AQMI. The collapse of the
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in May 1990. The Niger Army violently responded in May 1990, arresting, torturing, and killing several hundred Tuareg civilians in
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force. The FNIS, along with some special units of the Gendarmerie, are armed and trained in military fashion, similar to the
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company, a fire fighter company, an infantry company, be it airborne or land, an armoured squadron and an artillery company.
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single amphibious riverine company. The Army also has one engineer company, one logistics group and one air defence company.
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of the nations of the former Soviet Union. The Gendarmerie has law enforcement jurisdiction outside the
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reports to the Ministry of Defense, with the National Police and its Para-Military Arm—FNIS—moved to the
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in 1999 who deposed ten years later by another military coup, the fourth in the history of the country.
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or EFOFAN) and The Paramedical Personnel Training School (EPPAN) both based at the
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gathering activities in Mali and the region were carried out from this base during
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base. In addition to training in Niger, army officers also train in France at the
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by his own guards. To date, the authors this crime have been prosecuted. Major
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fueled growing Tuareg discontent leading to an attack on a police station in
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Six éléments des Forces Armées nigériennes rejoignent les rebelles au Nord
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has a presence both at Nigerien Air Base 101 near Niamey and
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Niger - États-Unis : une coopération militaire soutenue
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is the supreme commander of the entire armed forces. The
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2745:Bureau of African Affairs, Background Note: Niger
2417:; 12 Septembre 2014. Accessed on 8 September 2014
1985:. Oumarou Moussa, Le Sahel (Niamey), 2011-04-19.
1890:
1888:
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2126:
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2122:
489:École de Formation des Forces Armées Nigériennes
3016:Nigerien army, security officers get new status
2819:
2817:
2688:, Ministère des Affaires étrangères (France).
1956:
1954:
1352:Forces nigérienne d'intervention et de sécurité
1266:There are two paramilitary services branches: (
483:Basic training is carried out at Niamey at the
2305:"Niger orders APCs from Turkey's Nurol Makina"
1837:Niger junta revokes military pacts with France
3683:
3193:
2888:"Operation Barkhane (retrieved on 7/27/2014)"
2714:Niger: Impunity enshrined in the constitution
1743:International Military Education and Training
1645:rebels. In April 1999, the third coup led by
1629:Parachute Company armed with an Israeli-made
1379:Member of the rebel MNJ, northern Niger, 2008
8:
38:
2802:Summit of Paris for the Security in Nigeria
2284:Defense Web - Africa leading defense portal
1735:Trans-Saharan Counter Terrorism Partnership
1418:Front for the Liberation of AĂŻr and Azaouak
1392:(FPLN). An armed attack by FPLN members in
3690:
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3321:
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3178:
3142:Summary:Armed forces (Niger), Armed forces
1649:was staged leading to murder of President
2408:Edition du Journal Televise de Tele Sahel
2019:TOME III : FORCES ARMEES NIGERIENNES
1390:Popular Front for the Liberation of Niger
858:), technical units, an infantry company (
267:United Nations Operation in CĂ´te d'Ivoire
3110:Niger, DĂ©placement du Directeur au Niger
2356:Dossier Niger:La nouvelle armée de l'air
1600:Niger-United States diplomatic relations
1429:The Second Tuareg Rebellion of 2007–2009
930:
922:
537:
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2277:
1876:. Agence France-Presse: 27 August 2007.
1782:
1754:
1614:overthrew the first president of Niger
1439:Mouvement des Nigériens pour la Justice
1384:The First Tuareg Rebellion of 1985–1995
230:
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2909:
2638:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
2631:
2554:"Nijer'e Bayraktar TB2 SİHA teslimatı"
2107:U.S. Africa Command Flintlock Exercise
1354:- FNIS) count a combined 3,700 member
29:
2482:from the original on 17 February 2023
2012:
2010:
1553:Counter-terrorism defense cooperation
497:École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr
175:1,155,054 (2000 est.), age 15–49
165:2,135,680 (2005 est.), age 15–49
7:
2508:from the original on 15 January 2024
2001:
1924:
1922:
391:. This system closely resembles the
331:
76:
2088:F.A.n°250 : dossier ENVR Niger
1895:Delalande, Arnaud (15 March 2018).
1422:Front for the Liberation of Tamoust
885:Royal Air Force School of Marrakech
334:), paramilitary services branches (
2333:Zabeirou, Moussa (3 August 2011).
2262:from the original on July 19, 2023
2050:4e RĂ©giment Interarmes d'Outre-Mer
1970:. Government of Niger, 2011-06-11.
1437:. A previously unknown group, the
25:
2894:from the original on 27 July 2014
2679:DĂ©placement du Directeur au Niger
2232:from the original on 19 July 2023
2163:. Last accessed on July 15, 2014.
445:4 RĂ©giment Interarmes d'Outre-Mer
27:Combined military forces of Niger
3996:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
3768:Democratic Republic of the Congo
3306:
3063:, Yale University Press (1990).
2224:Lionel, Ekene (20 August 2020).
1907:from the original on 16 May 2023
801:
773:
743:
713:
685:
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627:
599:
571:
501:Royal Military Academy of Meknès
275:Islamist insurgency in the Sahel
233:
47:
2967:President Mainassara: A profile
2932:from the original on 2024-04-20
2868:Foreign military bases in Niger
2564:from the original on 2024-02-24
2552:Işık, Yusuf Emir (2022-05-21).
2534:from the original on 2023-06-05
2438:from the original on 2022-05-16
2390:from the original on 2021-10-04
2315:from the original on 2024-01-04
2032:from the original on 2023-07-28
1940:from the original on 2023-08-04
814:Mine-resistant ambush protected
327:
72:
3047:Historical Dictionary of Niger
2478:. Flightglobal Insight. 2024.
2214:. Last accessed July 19, 2014.
2154:Cooperation militaire Niger-US
927:Roundel of the Niger Air Force
525:Flag of the Niger Armed Forces
475:as a distinct service branch.
53:Seal of the Niger Armed Forces
1:
3061:Coups and Army Rule in Africa
2986:Niger: A copybook coup d'etat
2833:(retrieved on July 26, 2014).
2293:. Last accessed in July 2014.
1292:National Gendarmerie of Niger
1268:National Gendarmerie of Niger
381:État Major Général des Armées
336:National Gendarmerie of Niger
4114:1961 establishments in Niger
2144:. Last accessed in July 2014
1537:Regional defense cooperation
1506:Democratic Republic of Congo
1322:The National Police of Niger
377:Chef d'État Major des Armées
263:Tuareg rebellion (2007–2009)
259:Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995)
3833:Ivory Coast (CĂ´te d'Ivoire)
3133:Niger: The right to justice
3121:Gives 2007 force commanders
2025:(in French). pp. 8–9.
1661:ended with the election of
1414:Tchin - Tabaradene massacre
1326:The General Directorate of
785:Armoured personnel carrier
697:Armoured personnel carrier
669:Armoured personnel carrier
611:Armoured personnel carrier
583:Armoured personnel carrier
356:trained in military fashion
4130:
2920:Turse, Nick (2024-04-18).
2530:(in Turkish). 2023-05-24.
2303:Martin, Guy (2022-03-18).
1802:. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
1793:Niger — the World Factbook
1715:People's Republic of China
1336:Nigérien Interior Ministry
1319:
1304:
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640:Armoured personnel carrier
364:National Assembly of Niger
3641:
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3153:The Military Balance 2023
2386:(in French). 2021-02-09.
2366:February 8, 2012, at the
1897:"Niger's desert warriors"
1872:30 September 2007 at the
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1200:
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1043:Beechcraft Super King Air
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843:Forces armées nigériennes
557:
393:French Armed forces model
320:Forces armées nigériennes
279:2023 Nigerien coup d'Ă©tat
46:
40:Forces armées nigériennes
37:
3753:Central African Republic
2997:Military controls Niger
1412:in what is known as the
559:Armored fighting vehicle
344:National Police of Niger
2995:, April 9, 1999, BBC.
2475:"World Air Forces 2024"
1737:and other initiatives.
1639:Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara
1435:Second Tuareg Rebellion
1342:(modeled on the French
1307:National Guard of Niger
1276:National Guard of Niger
1232:Unmanned aerial vehicle
1218:advanced basic trainer
1140:1 unit crashed in 2024
1068:Lockheed C-130 Hercules
893:United States Air Force
860:compagnie de fusilliers
340:National Guard of Niger
295:Military ranks of Niger
3241:Sultanate of Damagaram
3006:, April 10, 1999, BBC.
2258:. September 20, 2022.
1768:
1706:Budget and foreign aid
1634:
1579:Northern Mali conflict
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436:French Colonial Forces
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3773:Republic of the Congo
3281:2005–2006 food crisis
2976:, BBC, April 9, 1999.
2963:Amnesty International
2710:Amnesty International
1767:
1669:Cultural sponsorships
1625:A paratrooper of the
1624:
1606:Political involvement
1519:
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1034:2 units are used for
926:
897:Nigerien Air Base 201
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387:, who reports to the
370:Military armed forces
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271:Boko Haram insurgency
118:Abdourahamane Tchiani
3698:Militaries of Africa
3096:29 June 2008 at the
2723:. 8 September 1999.
1731:Pan Sahel Initiative
1691:Niger Premier League
1689:, which play in the
1633:submachine gun, 1988
1340:National Gendarmerie
1332:National Gendarmerie
1286:National Gendarmerie
1280:Ministry of Interior
1174:AĂ©rospatiale Gazelle
514:Toyota Land Cruisers
499:, in Morocco at the
352:Ministry of Interior
81:National Gendarmerie
4104:Government of Niger
4044:Plazas de soberanĂa
3236:Sultanate of Agadez
2360:France Diplomatique
2135:Army trade registry
1934:www.defense.gouv.ne
1857:. APA, 24 May 2007.
1697:Professionalisation
1659:Douada Mallam Wanké
1655:Daouda Mallam Wanke
1647:Douada Mallam Wanké
1529:Defense cooperation
1356:paramilitary police
1272:Ministry of Defense
1262:Paramilitary forces
864:Abdoul Kader Amirou
385:Minister of Defense
348:Ministry of Defense
183:25,000 (2020 est.)
3619:Seasonal migration
3488:Telecommunications
3255:Tuareg rebellions
3251:French West Africa
3115:2012-02-14 at the
3018:. APA. 2009-02-05
3002:2020-02-02 at the
2991:2020-02-02 at the
2972:2023-07-28 at the
2873:2014-07-27 at the
2829:2022-10-11 at the
2807:2014-07-19 at the
2788:2014-07-17 at the
2769:2012-02-14 at the
2750:2019-05-24 at the
2730:2008-05-11 at the
2719:2022-03-25 at the
2695:2012-02-24 at the
2684:2012-02-14 at the
2504:. 8 January 2024.
2432:Air Force Magazine
2413:2015-09-04 at the
2345:on March 22, 2012.
2289:2023-06-25 at the
2210:2023-07-26 at the
2159:2022-10-11 at the
2140:2010-04-14 at the
2112:2014-07-27 at the
2093:2007-11-21 at the
2074:2012-03-22 at the
2055:2016-03-17 at the
1966:2012-03-23 at the
1853:2008-03-05 at the
1798:2021-03-30 at the
1769:
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1406:Tchin - Tabaradene
1402:Tchin - Tabaradene
1394:Tchin - Tabaradene
1381:
1371:Domestic conflicts
929:
907:Aircraft inventory
531:
389:President of Niger
360:President of Niger
312:Niger Armed Forces
308:
131:Abdou Sidikou Issa
128:Divisional General
111:Commander-in-Chief
33:Niger Armed Forces
4109:Military of Niger
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3584:List of Nigeriens
3569:Human trafficking
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3286:COVID-19 pandemic
3162:978-1-032-50895-5
1581:and beginning of
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868:chef d'Ă©tat major
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210:Foreign suppliers
198:1.8% (2017 est.)
155:2 year compulsory
142:Military age
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