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U.S. Africa Command

Opinion

The Pentagon Wants To Pull Special Operations Forces Out Of Africa. That’s A Huge Mistake

Brig. Gen. Donald C. Bolduc, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Code Red News

Exclusive: 2 Marines Received Valor Awards For Secret Gunfight Against Al Qaeda In North Africa
Bullet Points

The Pentagon’s Quiet Drone War In Libya

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The US IS Turning Up The Heat On Jihadists In Libya

Jared Keller

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1 US Operator Killed, Another 4 Troops Wounded In Somalia

Jeff Schogol

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The Pentagon Just Hit Militants In Somalia With Its Deadliest Airstrike Yet

Jared Keller

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Ebola is Back — And The US Military May Not Be Able To Help This Time

Brad Howard

Members of the 3rd Special Forces Group Airborne 2nd Battalion leave pins and salute the casket after the burial of Army Sgt. La David Johnson at the Hollywood Memorial Gardens in Hollywood, Fla., on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017.

More US Troops In Niger Were Nearly Wiped Out During Ambush And Chaotic Rescue

Jeff Schogol

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Fallen Soldiers May Receive Valor Awards After Botched Niger Mission

Richard Sisk, Military.com

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Military Leaders Sent Them On A Hasty, Ill-Planned Mission — And Are Now Blaming Them

Paul Szoldra

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4 Soldiers Fought To Their Deaths In Niger Ambush, Pentagon Now Says

Jeff Schogol

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US Troops In Africa Aren’t Seeking Combat, But They Keep Finding It Anyway

Jeff Schogol

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Pentagon Awards Back Pay To Families Of 4 Soldiers Killed In Niger Ambush

Jeff Schogol

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5 Months After The Deadly Ambush In Niger, US Troops Still Don’t Get Danger Pay

Richard Sisk, Military.com

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ISIS, Routed In Iraq And Syria, Is Quietly Gaining Strength In Africa

John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes

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Niger Ambush Probe To Call For More Scrutiny On US Missions

John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes

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The Pentagon Is Investigating Images That Allegedly Show US Soldiers Targeted In Niger Ambush

David Choi, Business Insider

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The Pentagon Is Woefully Unprepared For The Global War On Terror’s African Front

Jared Keller

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3 Months After The Ambush In Niger, Does Trump Even Have An Africa Strategy?

Jared Keller

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Fallout From Deadly Niger Ambush Worsens As Bombshell Reports Target AFRICOM

Jared Keller