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A father reflects on the death of his son during the 2017 Niger ambush
Four U.S. soldiers were killed in an ambush in Niger in October 2017. Their deaths shattered families.
By Henry Black
Fallout from Niger ambush could scale back Africa missions, strip commanders of autonomy
A probe into the Niger ambush that killed four U.S. soldiers is expected to recommend reducing ground missions in West Africa and stripping field commanders of the autonomy that allows them to send service members on risky missions.
By Kyle Rempfer
AFRICOM is investigating ISIS claims that it has video of the 4 US soldiers killed in Niger
U.S. Africa Command is investigating a series of posts by a Twitter user claiming to have footage from the October ambush in Niger that killed four U.S. soldiers.
By Kyle Rempfer
Report: US soldier fought to end after ambush in Niger
Army Sgt. La David T. Johnson died in a hail of gunfire, hit as many as 18 times as he took cover in thick brush, fighting to the end after fleeing militants who had just killed three comrades in an October ambush in Niger, The Associated Press has learned.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
The African battle space is not the Middle East [Commentary]
American counterterrorism strategy could leverage a Trump administration eager to get stuck into counterterrorism to expand its operations in Africa. Put in a nutshell, the U.S. has a chance to stop violent extremism in Africa from metastasizing into a larger, international threat.
By Ivor Ichikowitz
Military recovers additional remains from Niger ambush
The widow of the Army sergeant separated during the deadly ambush has questioned why she was not allowed to view his body before burial.
By Tara Copp, AP
Pentagon: Niger investigation to be completed by January 2018
The investigation is looking into how the ISIS-linked group was able to ambush U.S. forces, killing four.
By Tara Copp, AP
US troops conducted 26 missions in Niger over the last six months
U.S. forces carried out nearly 26 missions over the last six months in the region of Niger where an Oct. 4 ambush killed four American soldiers.
By Shawn Snow
Questions about soldier’s remains after Niger attack prompts internal review
Widow Myeshia Johnson said she was prevented from viewing or touching her Army husband's body after he was killed Oct. 4 in Niger.
By Tara Copp, AP
Mission in Niger is one Special Forces have engaged in ‘since JFK’
The deaths of four U.S. soldiers in Niger in an early October ambush has cast a spotlight on a once-obscure mission in the West African nation.
By Shawn Snow