Daily Mail: REVEALED: Full story of deadly Niger ambush: Hero Green Beret Sgt. La David Johnson died going BACK into the kill zone to save comrades who were in a separate car... as survivors fought for their lives for TWO HOURS until French fighter jets reached them
* Sgt. La David Johnson was in an armed pick-up truck when the ambush started
* His vehicle was in front of the Land Cruiser carrying Sgt. Bryan C. Black, Staff Sgt. Jeremiah W. Johnson, Sgt. La David Johnson and Staff Sgt. Dustin M. Wright
* Johnson and his vehicle escaped the fire of 50 ISIS militants but then went back
* They were trying to save the other four US men when they were all struck
* Sgt. La.'s body was eventually given back to Nigerien troops by a village elder
* That same village elder is suspected of stalling the troops before the ambush
* The October 3 attack in Tongo Tongo, Niger, has been shrouded in secrecy
* Sgt. Johnson's widow revealed this week that she still did not know how he died
* The new details were revealed on Friday by an unnamed US official
* Questions remain over why the lightly armed unit of just 42 soldiers was sent on a dangerous mission to capture an ISIS target with so few men and weapons
* The official revealed the men were meant to have back-up but it could not go with them at the last minute
* Instead of being called back to base, they were told to proceed with the mission
A fuller picture of the deadly Niger ambush which claimed the lives of four US soldiers is emerging after weeks of scarce details and unanswered questions.
Sgt. La David Johnson died in the October 3 mission along with Sgt. Bryan C. Black, Staff Sgt. Jeremiah W. Johnson, and Staff Sgt. Dustin M. Wright during an unplanned mission to capture or kill a high-ranking ISIS target.
The men had been out on a routine intelligence gathering mission when they were suddenly given the new order and embarked on it, venturing into dangerous territory with no increase in manpower, ammunition or weapons.
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Update: Niger attack: New details emerge about deadly ambush on US soldiers (ABC News).
WNU Editor: If this account is true, the U.S. and Nigerian soldiers who survived the attack are lucky to be alive. This is a riveting read.
Hat tip Fred for this link.
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