With Russian support, Niger's Presidential Guard regains control and kills rebels.

Nigerien Presidential Guard troops, backed by Russian forces, recaptured a strategic military base in the capital, Niamey, hours after rebels had seized it during coordinated surprise attacks that also targeted Niamey’s airport and the presidential headquarters.Agence France-Presse (AFP) cited a diplomatic source and two security sources in Niamey as saying that the Presidential Guard regained con…