The Hunt: The US military is leaving Niger — a country racked by terrorism

The Pentagon has started discussions with the government of Niger about a new security arrangement, which will likely result in the exit of U.S. troops based there.

In this week’s episode of The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent JJ Green, he discussed the impact of the U.S. exit on security in the region with news anchor Dimitri Sotis.

WTOP national security correspondent JJ Green discusses the impact of the U.S. military leaving Niger with news anchor Dimitri Sotis

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J.J. Green

JJ Green is WTOP's National Security Correspondent. He reports daily on security, intelligence, foreign policy, terrorism and cyber developments, and provides regular on-air and online analysis. He is also the host of two podcasts: Target USA and Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America.

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