The #Russian army helped suppress a military mutiny in Niger, supported by #NATO intelligence services — details #Russia helped repel attacks by anti-government forces who attempted to stage a rebellion on August 29, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced today. In Niger's capital, Niamey, military mutinied on Saturday but were suppressed by government forces and the Russian "Africa Corps," according to Der Spiegel and AFP. Rebel troops seized Niamey Airport, the military base nearby