Friday, May 18, 2018

Pentagon Releases New Video That Shows U.S. Forces Desperately Trying To Escape A Niger Ambush





Warzone/The Drive: We've Posted The Pentagon's Entire Moment-By-Moment Niger Ambush Video Briefing

The high-quality video presentation shows friendly fire, French forces racing to the rescue, and contractor helicopters recovering the fallen.

The Pentagon recently disclosed the findings from its months-long investigation into an ambush in the West African country of Niger that left four Americans dead and the circumstances that led up that incident. Now, it has decided to release a nearly 23-minute long, unclassified video presentation that combines a digital recreation of the events with both file footage of U.S. military activities in Africa and actual photographs and clips from the mission itself.

Based on the video's actual filename, the U.S. produced the presentation on March 9, 2018, more than two months before it briefed the public on the results of its review of the ambush, which occurred on Oct. 4, 2017, and crafted more than seven different iterations of visual briefing before settling on this one. The Pentagon has made the video available to the press directly on request, but has not put a full copy online itself.

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WNU Editor: I have see a lot of military/combat/etc. videos over the years, but the above 23 minute Pentagon video (the second one) is one the most riveting that I have seen in a long time.

More News On The Pentagon's Newest Video That Shows U.S. Forces Desperately Trying To Escape A Niger Ambush

Newly released Niger ambush video: American survivors sent final messages to loved ones -- Stars and Stripes
New Niger Ambush Video: US Survivors Left Messages for Loved Ones -- Military.com
Video shows US forces desperately trying to escape Niger ambush -- The Guardian
More US Troops In Niger Were Nearly Wiped Out During Ambush And Chaotic Rescue -- Task & Purpose
WATCH: Pentagon Reveals Dramatic Last Moments of Cornered US Forces in Niger -- Sputnik

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