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Benin coup attempt: About 200 soldiers from Nigeria and Ivory Coast deployed for 'clean-up'
Approximately 200 regional soldiers from Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Sierra Leone support Benin's forces to secure key sites and prevent violence after the failed coup, officials said.
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The mutins who led the December 7 coup attempt against President Patrice Talon had abducted two senior officers. Here is where and under what circumstances they were released.
Nigerian soldiers, others, arrive Benin for cleanup following failed coup
Benin’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Olushegun Adjadi Bakari said about 200 West African soldiers, mostly from Nigeria and Ivory Coast, were sent to Benin to support the government after a failed coup on Sunday.The coup attempt collapsed after Nigeria sent fighter jets, which forced the rebel soldiers out of a military base and the state television station, where they had announced they were taking power.This is the first time officials have confir…
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- 40% of the sources lean Left, 40% of the sources are Center
40% Center
L 40%
C 40%
R 20%
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