Burkina Faso

1 conflicts · 2013–2024

$600M

Total US Spending

1

Conflicts

4

US Deaths

—

Troops Stationed

0

Authorized

1

Unauthorized

US Conflicts Involving This Country

⚔️ Conflicts

Niger & Sahel Operations

❌Withdrawal

2013–2024 · $600M · 4 US deaths

US built a $110M drone base in Agadez, Niger and deployed ~1,100 troops to fight ISIS and al-Qaeda affiliates in the Sahel. After the 2023 Niger coup, the junta expelled US forces. Full withdrawal completed 2024. Four US soldiers killed in 2017 Tongo Tongo ambush.

🗣️ What They Said

“I didn't know there was 1,000 troops in Niger. This is an endless war without boundaries, without limitations.”

— Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), after the Tongo Tongo ambush (2017) (Niger/Sahel)