Algeria dispatches Su‑30 fighters and refueler to Niger after attempted coup
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- Algeria sent four Sukhoi Su‑30 fighter jets and a refuelling aircraft to Niamey on 30 August following an attempted mutiny in the Niger capital.
- Earlier, Algeria had supplied the Nigerien army with four helicopters – two Mi‑24V and two Mi‑171 – together with ammunition, spare parts and logistical support, and President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said the deployment was to back Nigerien authorities while noting the presence of the Nigerien prime minister in Algeria could be seen as a provocation.
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