Editing Arlit (section)

==Military base==
The United States has operated a military base in Arlit since approximately 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ben Taub on Twitter: &quot;Secret military base near Arlit, Niger, revealed as a white dot in a sea of black, because Western soldiers didn't turn off their Fitbits |url=https://twitter.com/bentaub91/status/957646805767983104 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128235023/https://twitter.com/bentaub91/status/957646805767983104 |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 January 2018 |first=Ben |last=Taub |publisher=[[Twitter]] via the [[Internet Archive]] |date=January 28, 2018 |access-date=25 August 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dw.com/en/us-drone-war-expands-to-niger/a-36498052 |publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]] |title=US drone war expands to Niger |date=November 23, 2016 |first=Friederike |last=Müller-Jung |quote=An additional US base in Arlit, about 250 kilometers (155 miles) north of Agadez, has been operating for about a year, but little is known about it, Moore said, except that special forces are presumably stationed there.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |quote=In missions run out of a base in the northern Niger town of Arlit and others like the one that led to the ambush of U.S. troops, sources say they have helped local troops and intelligence agents make several arrests. |title=U.S. deaths in Niger highlight Africa military mission creep |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-africa-security/u-s-deaths-in-niger-highlight-africa-military-mission-creep-idUSKBN1CB2J1 |first1=David |last1=Lewis |first2=Joe |last2=Bavier |editor-first=Ralph |editor-last=Boulton |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>