Niger

The US intelligence tracked Walton down in Northern Nigeria, and the SEAL Team 6 was assigned to the rescue mission.

The attack was conducted by ISIS’s local affiliate ISWAP. Nigerian and Nigerien forces are on the hunt for the remaining terrorists.

“The terrorists, numbering several hundred, had come from Lake Chad and were pushed back,” Niger’s defense ministry said in a statement.

“If you saw what you heard today in a movie, you would shake your head and say, ‘That didn’t happen.’ But it does, every day.”

France will remain invested in the Sahel but has to respond to the changing geographical nature of terrorism in Africa.

Michelle Black’s book breaks down, minute-by-minute, the awful events that unfolded in Niger in 2017 and the Army’s shameful reaction.

“The government condemns this coward and backward act that had the intention to attack the democracy and the rule of law,” Niger’s goverment said of the coup attempt.

The CIA is expanding its small drone base in Niger despite the fact that the Biden administration has temporarily limited airstrikes.

French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to increase France’s efforts to eradicate terrorist groups linked to al-Qaeda and ISIS in the Sahel.

Warrant Officer One Shawn Thomas was loved by all. He was described as a warrior by every single person that knew him, including me.

The French-led Task Force in the Sahel continues to exchange blows with region extremist groups in an ongoing battle for sub-Saharan Africa.

A spokesperson for AFRICOM confirmed that a Grey Eagle drone experienced a mechanical malfunction and made an emergency landing.