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Power in partnership: An investment in a promising future for Africa
Investment in partnerships sets the foundation for future opportunity for the U.S., as well as our partners, says the deputy AFRICOM commander in this commentary.
By Lt. Gen. Jim Vechery
Two-star general, Green Berets punished for deadly Niger ambush that killed 4 US soldiers
The military has reportedly punished six troops for their roles in the October 2017 Niger ambush that resulted in the deaths of four Americans and four Nigerien soldiers.
By Kyle Rempfer
Pentagon releases extended video of ambush on US-Nigerien forces
The Pentagon released an extended video Thursday of its re-creation of the Niger attack last October that took the lives of four US service members, revealing new details about the soldiers’ final minutes.
By Tara Copp, AP
US troops conducted 26 missions in Niger over the last six months
U.S. forces carried out nearly 26 missions over the last six months in the region of Niger where an Oct. 4 ambush killed four American soldiers.
By Shawn Snow
Mission in Niger is one Special Forces have engaged in ‘since JFK’
The deaths of four U.S. soldiers in Niger in an early October ambush has cast a spotlight on a once-obscure mission in the West African nation.
By Shawn Snow