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“Sahraoui was neutralized by French forces. This is another major success in our fight against terrorist groups in the Sahel,” President Macron wrote. 

In the aftermath of the deadly ambush that killed four American soldiers near Tongo Tongo, Niger, we outlined the context and background of U.S. Special Forces in Africa and specifically in Niger, examined what happened during the ambush to the best of our ability, and detailed the attempted rescue mission to repatriate La David Johnson. […]

The US Military Is Investigating Images That Allegedly Show US Soldiers Targeted in Niger Ambush

Sgt. La David T. Johnson, the US soldier who died in an ambush in Niger, was killed by enemy fire as he fled the attack. The revelation dispels rumors about how Johnson died. WASHINGTON (AP) — An American soldier killed in an ambush in Niger with three comrades but recovered days later wasn’t captured alive […]

Senior Pentagon officials on Thursday defended the small team of American troops targeted in a deadly ambush earlier this month in Africa, an incident that has raised questions about why a slain soldier was not recovered for two days. The Oct. 4 operation in Niger, now under U.S. military investigation, resulted in the deaths of four Special […]

When many Americans woke up one morning in October to discover that two US Special Forces soldiers and one support soldier were killed in an ambush in Niger, they were incredulous.  Why are American troops in Niger?  How is Niger important to the United States strategically?  How could our highly trained Special Forces soldiers be […]

In sub-Saharan Africa, trouble keeps expanding in the form of new branches of extremist terror and criminal organizations. The question today is: Who is the Islamic State in the greater Sahara? The easy answer to that question is they are an Islamic State affiliation, which means they fall in line with Al Baghdadi’s group in […]