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By Dec 24, 2019
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The Pentagon is reportedly thinking about closing a $110 million drone base in Niger it just opened

​As part of a worldwide shift toward potential confrontation with Russia and China, the Pentagon is weighing a drawdown in Africa — including "abandoning" a $110 million base in Niger...
By Oct 4, 2019
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The US is offering a ton of cash for help hunting down those responsible for the 2017 Niger attack

The announcement comes exactly two years after four Special Forces soldiers were killed in the ambush.
By Jun 12, 2019
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Owen West resigns as assistant defense secretary for special operations

In February, West broke with President Donald Trump's administration when Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) asked about former Defense Secretary James Mattis' opposition with Trump's plan to pull all U.S. troops...
By Jun 9, 2019
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No US troops killed after US armored vehicle hits roadside bomb in Niger

"There were four U.S. service members in the vehicle at the time of the IED detonation," Air Force Christopher Karns told Task & Purpose. "At this time, neither the U.S....
By Jun 6, 2019
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Each of the 4 heroes killed in a deadly 2017 ambush in Niger has received a valor award

Staff Sgt. Dustin M. Wright and Sgt. La David T. Johnson have both been awarded the Silver Star, a defense official said. Staff Sgt. Bryan C. Black and Sgt. 1st...
By Apr 5, 2019
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The Pentagon has kicked off its new ‘narrowly-scoped’ Niger ambush review

The Pentagon said on Thursday it has started a new, "narrowly-scoped" review of a deadly 2017 ambush in Niger, in which four U.S. soldiers were killed, to see whether additional...
By Mar 26, 2019
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Shanahan orders new review into Niger ambush that left four soldiers dead

"I convened my own review so I can ensure from top to bottom there is the appropriate accountability."
By Feb 5, 2019
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Army reportedly dishes out delayed punishment to Green Beret over Niger ambush

Right before he deployed to Afghanistan.
By Dec 9, 2018
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The Pentagon Scapegoated Junior Officers For The Niger Ambush. Then Mattis Got Involved

The Department of Defense last month did an about-face on the punishments handed down to members of the Green Beret … Continued
By Dec 7, 2018
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Senior Army General Reportedly Asked Whether Green Beret Ambushed In Niger Was Eligible For Medal Of Honor

One of the four Army Special Forces soldiers killed in the Oct. 4, 2017 ambush in Niger may potentially be … Continued