Members of a military council that staged a coup in Niger attend a rally at a stadium in Niamey, Niger, August 6, 2023 [Mahamadou Hamidou/Reuters]
Reuters: Niger ex-rebel launches anti-coup movement in first sign of internal resistance
NIAMEY (Reuters) -A former rebel leader and politician in Niger has launched a movement opposing the junta that took power in a July 26 coup, a first sign of internal resistance to army rule in the strategically important Sahel country.
Rhissa Ag Boula said in a statement seen on Wednesday that his new Council of Resistance for the Republic (CRR) aimed to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, who has been in detention at his residence since the takeover.
"Niger is the victim of a tragedy orchestrated by people charged with protecting it," the statement said.
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Update: Former Niger rebel launches anti-coup movement as impasse continues (Al Jazeera)
WNU Editor: The timing of this announcement makes me wonder if this is a Western intelligence/special forces operation .... Niger junta accuses France of violating airspace, destabilising country (Reuters).
Update #2: Why am I not surprised (see twee below).Libyan social networks report the arrival of a French military transport vessel at the Al-Wig base in southern Libya. pic.twitter.com/uhYjooF8cP
— Sprinter (@Sprinter99800) August 9, 2023
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Great! Let's continue creating failed states.
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