* US official told CBS News October 4 patrol in Niger was considered low risk, and that's why Green Berets were not being protected from the air
* US and Nigerian soldiers were caught by surprise by 40-50 militants likely affiliated with ISIS in Greater Sahara
S Army Staff Sgt. Bryan C. Black; Sgt La David Johnson; Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright, and Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Johnson lost their lives in the clash
* Johnson's family on Wednesday clashed with President Donald Trump over what he had allegedly told soldier's widow
Four Green Berets who were killed while on patrol on the Niger-Mali border earlier this month, along with four Nigerian soldiers, were allegedly caught by surprise by some four dozen militants linked to ISIS.
US officials have said US Army Staff Sgt. Bryan C. Black; Sgt La David Johnson; Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright, and Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Johnson were among a dozen Green Berets traveling in unarmored trucks 120 miles north of Niger's capital of Niamey on October 4 when they were ambushed by 40 to 50 militants 'likely' linked to ISIS in Greater Sahara.
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More Details Emerge On The Deaths Of 4 U.S. Special Forces Soldiers In Niger
Green Berets killed in Niger were caught by surprise, U.S. official says -- CBS News
Behind the ISIS group that ambushed US forces in Niger -- ABC News
Private contractor used to evacuate US forces in Niger ambush -- CNN
US has drones and hundreds of troops in Niger. Here's why -- CNN
US special forces deaths in Niger lift veil on shadow war against Islamists in Sahel -- The Guardian
Why US troops are in Niger -- ABC News
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