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Mawli Dayak turns emotional as he quotes his late father, Mano Dayak, the legendary former rebel leader of Niger’s Tuareg community. “You can’t speak about the desert, you have to live it,” says Dayak, as our conversation in the central Niger city of Agadez veers from a formal interview to words like attay, the tea […]
OUALLAM, Niger — The mission that resulted in the death of eight soldiers — including four Americans — in a firefight with Islamist militants in Niger earlier this year was the result of reckless behavior by US Special Forces in Africa, according to insiders and officials with knowledge of the operation. The deaths came as […]
The Niger government’s recent decision to allow American drones over its territory will accomplish little in the fight against terrorism, Africa analyst Lawrence K Freeman told RT, because it lacks a strategy that deals with the issues in the region. On Thursday, Niger officials announced they would allow the Pentagon to operate armed drones, or […]
Carolyn Kenney is a policy analyst for national security and international policy at American Progress, and John Norris is a senior fellow and executive director of the Sustainable Security and Peacebuilding Initiative at American Progress. Congressional hearings recently delved into last month’s attack on a joint patrol in a Nigerian village near the border with […]
Aaron J. Jenne/US Air Force via REUTERS Numerous reports have appeared recently about beefing up US military presence in Niger, and potentially allowing American forces to more actively target suspected jihadist leaders in the region. This follows the deaths of US and Nigerien soldiers in Niger on October 4. Most US and Nigerien officials have […]
US Army/Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Klutts Four U.S soldiers were killed in an ambush in Niger in early October. For years, the United States has aided Niger in creating a stable democracy after the country asked for assistance. The United States also keeps a strategic base in Niger because the Sahara Desert is a popular […]
OZY Senior Columnist John McLaughlin teaches at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and was deputy director and acting director of the CIA from 2000 to 2004. Follow him on Twitter: @jmclaughlinSAIS. The attack on U.S. Special Forces in Niger earlier this month highlights many classic challenges of counterterrorist operations. It also underlines […]
US Army The US Special Forces detachment that was ambushed in Niger was reportedly on a reconnaissance mission when it shifted to a kill-or-capture mission for a high-value target. The US troops were reportedly out for over 24 hours after the change in plan. Sources say that US forces were intentionally delayed in the village […]
US Army A senior congressional aide says that a “massive intelligence failure” may have played a role in the Niger ambush that led to the deaths of four US soldiers. The Defense Department is looking into whether the soldiers were being delayed and lured into an ambush, multiple news outlets reported. The ambush that resulted […]
AP Weeks after the initial reports of the ambush in which 4 US troops were killed in Niger, questions still remain about what exactly happened. Lawmakers have been left in the dark and are pressing the White House for answers, with Sen. John McCain suggesting he may issue a subpoena. The Department of Defense is still investigating […]
