Pentagon Cites Multiple Missteps That Led To Ambush Of U.S. Troops In Niger
The report says U.S. troops wound up on a more dangerous mission than planned and were exposed and vulnerable when attacked by Islamist extremists in a remote corner of the African nation.
by Greg Myre
Apr 25, 2018
2 minutes
A Pentagon report has found that Islamist extremists ambushed and killed four U.S. troops in Niger last October after a series of missteps left the Americans exposed and vulnerable in a remote corner of the African nation.
The Pentagon has sent the classified report to Congress and military officers have started to brief the
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