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Algeria to send troops to Niger in first foreign deployment since 1973

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The troops are expected to protect energy facilities in northern Niger, near the Libyan border.

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France 24 and Al Jazeera both foreground Algeria’s troop deployment to Niger as a major break with its long-standing military posture, and both tie the move to a shift in doctrine. France 24 is the only outlet here to frame it as a parliamentary approval and to mention Niger’s security situation near the Algerian border, while Al Jazeera alone turns the headline into a question about what is behind the move.

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