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https://southafrica-info.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/24-Russian-troops-take-over-US-base.jpg1000667The West African country's new military government has ordered US forces out and welcomed Russian "military trainers". But the photo is unrelated, taken four years ago during the Syrian civil war.