Speculation has abounded in the US media, but the Pentagon has remained tight-lipped about the circumstances surrounding the ambush as well as the nature of the mission. AFP
The Hill: On-site joint military team to investigate Niger attack: report
The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has dispatched a joint military team to investigate the Niger terrorist attack last month that left four American and four Nigerian soldiers dead, the Associated Press reported Sunday.
The U.S. and Niger militaries will interview residents around the village of Tongo Tongo and look into the circumstances that led to the soldiers' deaths on Oct. 4, AFRICOM told the newswire.
This joint investigation is part of a broader review being led by multiple agencies across the U.S., Africa and Europe that are looking to uncover how the ambush came about.
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Update #1: US, Niger Teams Visit Site to Learn About Soldiers' Ambush (AP)
Update #2: US investigators return to scene of Niger ambush: military (AFP)
WNU Editor: Not the safest place to conduct an investigation.
Update: This is a must read .... Why Niger and Mali's cattle herders turned to jihad (Tim Cocks, David Lewis, Reuters).
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"A turning point was the Western-backed ouster of Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. With his demise, many Tuareg from the region who had fought as mercenaries for Gaddafi returned home, bringing with them the contents of Libya’s looted armories." - Reuters
reuters.com/article/us-niger-mali-security-insight/why-niger-and-malis-cattle-herders-turned-to-jihad-idUSKBN1DC06A
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If you break it, you own it. So sayeth General Powell
Obama broke it. He didn't own it and Powell probably voted for him again.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pottery_Barn_rule
"Colin Powell endorses Barack Obama for president" - CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colin-powell-endorses-barack-obama-for-president/
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"Hillary Clinton, 'Smart Power' and a Dictator's Fall"
- The New York Times, A former newspaper Feb 27, 2016
The above article is a hagiographic piece that would put any Byzantinne hagiograph of a saint to shame.
nytimes.com/2016/02/28/us/politics/hillary-clinton-libya.html
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Gee Thx Obama!
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