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18
sentences that state something as happening or true
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6%
1 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Algeria is to send troops to Niger in its first foreign deployment since sending forces to Egypt during the Arab-Israeli war in 1973.
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Algeria → publish → 1973
The deployment follows a visit to Algiers by Niger's defence minister, as the country seeks support against armed groups, some of which are linked to al-Qaeda or Islamic State.
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some → follow → Qaeda
Algeria has economic interests in Niger, including a planned gas pipeline that would carry Nigerian gas through Niger to Algeria.
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that → have → Algeria
The troops are expected to protect energy facilities in northern Niger, near the Libyan border.
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troops → expect → border
The deployment comes as the two neighbours rebuild ties after a diplomatic rift in 2025, when Niger recalled its ambassador to Algiers.
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Niger → come → Algiers
Algeria's upper house of parliament held an emergency session on Sunday to vote on the proposed deployment.
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house → hold → deployment
According to AFP news agency, 148 of the 174 senators voted in favour.
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senators → accord → favour
It was later backed by the lower house of parliament.
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However, the timing and number of soldiers to be deployed have not been announced.
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timing → deploy → soldiers
The move would mark the first use of a 2020 constitutional provision allowing overseas military deployments and a significant shift in Algeria's long-standing policy against sending forces abroad.
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move → mark → forces
We are not sending our soldiers to wage war in Niger, but for a mission to secure economic infrastructure," Algerian senator Belkacem Boulghiti told reporters after the vote.
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Boulghiti → send → vote
Algeria's state-owned energy company, Sonatrach, has also signed an agreement with Niger's petroleum ministry to explore for oil in the Kafra region.
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company → own → region
Two exploration wells are estimated to contain 168 million and 100 million barrels, respectively, Reuters reported.
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Reuters → estimate → barrels
Algeria condemned the 2023 coup that ousted Niger's elected President, Mohamed Bazoum, and brought Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani to power.
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that → condemn → power
Tensions rose again in 2025 after Algeria shot down a Malian drone near its border.
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Algeria → rise → border
Niger recalled its ambassador to Algiers in solidarity with Mali, a close ally which is also under military rule.
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which → recall → rule
Relations have since improved.
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Relations → improve → ?
Tchiani visited Algeria in February 2026, and in late August, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune sent fighter jets to Niger to help suppress a coup attempt and also donated four military helicopters.
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Tebboune → visit → helicopters
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