According to CoinMeta, Said Snanegriha, the Chief of Staff of the Algerian People's Army, stated on the 9th that at the request of the Nigerien government, Algeria has decided to deploy a force to northern Niger to ensure the security of their common energy infrastructure and projects. Snanegriha mentioned in a statement issued by the Algerian Ministry of Defense that this decision was unanimously approved by both houses of the Algerian parliament in late October. This is the first time since the Fourth Middle East War in 1973 that Algeria has dispatched troops overseas.