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About 10 soldiers were killed and seven injured in an attack in Niger's Dosso region this week, authorities said in a statement broadcast on state radio, while a security source told Reuters the death ...
Approximately 10 soldiers died and seven were injured in an ambush in Niger's Dosso region. While the attack is attributed to ...
The tri-border region has long been plagued by extremist violence. Just last month, a jihadi group attacked a village there, ...
At least 12 soldiers of the Nigerien Defence and Security Forces have been killed following a terrorist ambush during a security operation in the Tillabéri Region of Niger Republic. Zagazola ...
PUYALLUP, Wash. — A Green Beret killed in a 2017 ambush by Islamic militants in Niger was awarded the Silver Star on Tuesday, the culmination of an about-face by the Army over the controversial ...
Staff Sgt. Bryan C. Black was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for valor in a 2017 Niger ambush. Newly surfaced body camera footage led to the upgrade of Black's initial Bronze Star.
A report on the 2017 Niger ambush released recently by the Pentagon concluded that poor training, complacency and excessive risk led to the Ill-fated mission. We spoke with two veterans about the ...