{"id":78001,"date":"2026-09-15T06:01:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T05:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=78001"},"modified":"2026-09-15T06:01:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T05:01:57","slug":"dzw-fc4f06192cc92d762101bc4ab1cb797f8024fc52","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=78001","title":{"rendered":"Niamey Welcomes Four Algerian Su-30 Fighter Jets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"dzsl-auto-link dzsl-internal\" data-dzsl=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=1\">Algeria<\/a> has deployed four Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets to Niger, with the aircraft landing at Niamey airport on August 30. The deployment included an escort by an Il-76 military transport aircraft and an Il-78 tanker aircraft, demonstrating comprehensive logistical support for the operation.<\/p>\n<p>A reception ceremony for the military air fleet was attended by several high-ranking Nigerien dignitaries, including <a class=\"dzsl-auto-link dzsl-external\" data-dzsl=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:Search?search=Prime%20Minister%20Ali%20Mahaman\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Prime Minister Ali Mahaman<\/a> Lamine Zeine, Defense Minister Salifou Mody, and Chief of Staff Moussa Salaou Barmou. The National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) of Niger confirmed the arrival in a statement, highlighting the significance of this strategic support.<\/p>\n<p>The Algerian Ministry of Defense highlighted that the delivery of these aircraft was carried out under the direct instruction of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. This initiative followed a specific request from Nigerien authorities, prompted by a recent attempted mutiny at Air Base 101 in Niamey, underscoring Algeria&#39;s commitment to regional stability and security in the Sahel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algeria has deployed four Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets to Niger, following a request from Nigerien authorities. The jets landed in Niamey, escorted by military transport and tanker aircraft, strengthening regional security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":78000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algeria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=78001"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78001\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78002,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78001\/revisions\/78002"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/78000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=78001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=78001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=78001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}