Investigation Launched Into Deadly Niger Ambush That Killed 4 U.S. Special Forces Personnel

CNN: US launches investigation into deadly Niger ambush and confusion that followed

(CNN)The Defense Department is conducting an initial review of the mission in Niger and the ambush by 50 ISIS-affiliated fighters that left four US soldiers dead and two wounded.

Multiple US officials have described to CNN a scene of confusion on the ground during the unexpected firefight. The investigation will be an effort "to get all the facts correct," an administration official familiar with the review told CNN.

The review will aim to determine precisely what happened -- something that is still not clear nearly two weeks after the incident occurred, according to the official.

The comprehensive investigation of the timeline has been ordered by US Africa Command and includes all the military branches and elements of US intelligence agencies that were involved in the mission. Team members who were on the ground are being interviewed about what happened as well as preparations for the mission.

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WNU Editor: To conduct an investigation was probably decided upon a few days after the ambush, and it explains why President Trump has remained silent on this incident even though it happened 2 weeks ago .... The deadly ambush Donald Trump hasn’t yet acknowledged (MSNBC). My gut is telling me that there is far more to this story than what thy are telling us.

Update: This Democrat Senator instincts have been proven right. He made his remarks before today's announcement that an investigation has being ordered on the ambush that killed 4 U.S. special forces personnel in Niger.... Dem senator: Trump hasn't been forthcoming enough about attack on US soldiers in Niger (The Hill).