A newspaper expects Libya to become a military base for Washington after the evacuation of its forces from Niger and Chad
More than 54 years after the evacuation of American bases from Libya, Libya is expected to once again become a destination for American military forces after their expulsion from Niger and Chad.
Libya had the largest American military base outside its territory, which was the Wells Military Air Base in Souq Al-Jumaa in the capital, Tripoli.
After the end of royal rule, negotiations were held to end the foreign military presence on Libyan territory, which was done on June 11, 1970 for the American bases, which was preceded in the same year by the evacuation of the British bases.
The London-based Al-Arab newspaper expects Libya to become an American military base after the evacuation of its forces from Niger and Chad, noting that 75 American soldiers will leave the Chadian capital, N’Djamena.
The newspaper added, in its report, that America’s withdrawal of its forces comes after the second major blow within a week to American influence in West and Central Africa, after Washington announced the withdrawal of its forces from Niger, indicating that the United States will begin plans to withdraw its forces from Niger, but there is no timetable for withdrawal. .
The newspaper suggested that the United States would tend to find an alternative location in which to carry out its military activity after the departure of its soldiers from Niger and Chad, without ruling out that that location would be inside Libyan territory, which is witnessing a silent confrontation so far between the Americans and the Russians.
It stated that the American forces currently in Niger and Chad would be transferred to western Libya in the context of a new plan adopted by Washington to consolidate its influence in the rich country located in North Africa, which has always represented a challenge to the United States since it fought its first battle outside its territory at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
