US mission in Niger not what US commanders say it was: report
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The military operation that left four US commandos dead in Niger was actually a mission to capture or kill a militant leader, not a routine reconnaissance patrol as asserted by the Pentagon, ABC News reported Thursday. The target of the October 3-4 overnight operation was a militant leader — known locally as Dandou — linked […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-mission-in-niger-not-what-us-commanders-say-it-was-report-70731/
The military operation that left four US commandos dead in Niger was actually a mission to capture or kill a militant leader, not a routine reconnaissance patrol as asserted by the Pentagon, ABC News reported Thursday. The target of the October 3-4 overnight operation was a militant leader — known locally as Dandou — linked […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-mission-in-niger-not-what-us-commanders-say-it-was-report-70731/