Niger
3.10.22
The attack on the base marked the most U.S. military-related deaths in Africa since an October 2017 ambush in Niger where four soldiers were killed.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, "Leadership, security failures led to deadly Kenya terror attack: Pentagon probe," 10 Mar. 2022 {7:28 PM EST}
The attack on the base marked the most U.S. military-related deaths in Africa since an October 2017 ambush in Niger where four soldiers were killed.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, "Leadership, security failures led to deadly Kenya terror attack: Pentagon probe," 10 Mar. 2022 {7:28 PM EST}
10.31.20
U.S. forces have rescued an American citizen held hostage in northern Nigeria, the Pentagon announced Saturday, with President Trump hailing the rescue mission as a “big win” for U.S. special forces... The State Department first confirmed on Tuesday that a U.S. citizen was kidnapped in Niger in an area near the Nigeria border where al Qaeda-linked militants and the Islamic State's Boko Haram are known to operate.
—Tal Axelrod, The Hill, "US forces rescue American citizen held hostage in Nigeria," 31 Oct. 2020 {10:46 AM EDT} *
U.S. forces have rescued an American citizen held hostage in northern Nigeria, the Pentagon announced Saturday, with President Trump hailing the rescue mission as a “big win” for U.S. special forces... The State Department first confirmed on Tuesday that a U.S. citizen was kidnapped in Niger in an area near the Nigeria border where al Qaeda-linked militants and the Islamic State's Boko Haram are known to operate.
—Tal Axelrod, The Hill, "US forces rescue American citizen held hostage in Nigeria," 31 Oct. 2020 {10:46 AM EDT} *
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