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Joint Chiefs Of Staff Chair Says Key Facts Still Missing In Niger Ambush

Subscribe:    / @hotnews3584   News Source : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2... - Three weeks after four US soldiers died in an ambush in the African nation of Niger several key questions remain unanswered America s most senior military official said on Monday. US special forces deaths in Niger lift veil on shadow war against Islamists in Sahel Read more Marine Corps Gen Joseph Dunford the joint chiefs of staff chair said several matters must still be resolved. They include whether the US had adequate intelligence and equipment for its operation whether there was a planning failure and why it took so long to recover one the bodies. Dunford said the four US soldiers died after a battle that started on 4 October in a complex situation leading to a difficult firefight . At a Pentagon news conference he tried to outline what the military knows. He said a group of 12 American forces accompanied 30 Nigerien forces to an area about 85km north of the capital on 3 October. When they sought the next day to return they encountered about 50 enemy fighters traveling by vehicle carrying small arms and rocket propelled grenade launchers. Within an hour of taking fire the team requested support. Within another hour a remote plane flew above. Later French jets arrived and ferried wounded Americans to safety. The bodies of three American killed in the fighting were transported out of the battle scene but one Sgt La David Johnson wasn t recovered until 6 October. Independent of the military s investigation the Johnson family s ordeal has become a major political dispute in the United States after Donald Trump credited himself with doing more to honor the dead and console families than any of his predecessors. Then Johnson s aunt said Trump showed disrespect to the family as he telephoned to extend condolences. In an extraordinary White House briefing John Kelly the former Marine general who is Trump s chief of staff shot back at Trump s critics and the president continued the criticism over the weekend. Donald Trump bickers with soldier s widow over condolence call Read more Members of Congress are demanding answers about the ambush in a remote corner of Niger where few Americans travel. Last week Arizona senator John McCain the Republican chairman of the Armed Services Committee even threatened a subpoena to accelerate the flow of information from the administration. Dunford defended the broader American mission in Niger. He said US forces have been in the country intermittently for more than two decades- Thanks For Watching video.book.info[@]gmail.com