Russian Plane Has Landed Niger Capital Niamey Carrying Hundreds Of Wagnar Fighters.
Meanwhile, members of the ECOWAS delegation met with the deposed president of Niger, Mohamed Bazum. Burkina Faso and Mali have deployed combat aircraft to “respond to any form of aggression against Niger” as provided by ECOWAS. Warned that any military intervention against Niger would amount to a declaration of war against Burkina Faso and Mali, a Russian plane has landed in Niger capital, Niamey, carrying hundreds of Wagner fighters it allegedly picked up from Syria. Wagner has recruited thousands of veterans of the Syrian civil war, mostly men who fought on behalf of the Syrian government and defeated ISIS, Al-Qaeda and the FSA.
Russian flags, symbols of PMC “Wagner” and a photo of Yevgeny Prigozhin at a rally in support of the new Niger authorities in the country’s capital, Niamey. Niger begins massive Recruitment of Volunteers for the Defense of country against ECOWAS military intervention.
