Documents obtained by The Intercept revealed that the U.S. military is setting up a base in Agadez, Niger for C-17 and MQ-9 operations.
The drone base will allow the Pentagon to conduct operations “against seven [Department of State]-designated foreign terrorist organizations. Moving operations to Agadez aligns persistent ISR to current and emerging threats over Niger and Chad, supports French regionalization and extends range to cover Libya and Nigeria,” according to a 2015 planning document.