THE LAST USA TROOPS WITHDRAW FROM NIGER'S AGADEZ BASE AS THE EXTREMIST REFUSE TO STOP THEIR SHENANIGANS.

The last U.S. troops flew out of their sprawling base in Niger near Agadez,Monday, marking a closing chapter in the American military relationship with this West African country and a substantial strategic setback for Washington.

The withdrawal of the U.S. forces, which had numbered 1,100 in Niger at their peak, follows more than a decade of investment in Niger — and months of fruitless efforts to put the country back on a democratic path after its military seized power in a coup a year ago.