Algeria deploys fighter jets to Niger to counter mutineer attack, president says

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune revealed that Algiers sent warplanes to Niamey in late August to thwart an attack by mutineers, marking a direct Algerian military intervention in Niger's internal security. The claim is unverified and details of the operation remain unclear, but it signals heightened regional instability and potential escalation in the Sahel.