Mama Africa.NIGER is big as fukk
Trump's Benghazi?—4 Soldiers Killed In NIGER: Update 3/4 Video of ambush released
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LHilla
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And furthermore, why even bring up that FBI speech, throwing off the whole vibe n shyt? Ole bean bag body ass bytches. Come thru investigative reps!
Family Man
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Trump? Is that you?
Family Man
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Right. And if they were just "training" the Nigerien army how the fukk did they get into some shyt that got them killed then?
Family Man
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They prolly thought bruh was a local and left his ass to die.
silk scarfs
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lmaooo i swear i aint know he was guna say some shyt like that
It beginsThey said he can't have an open casket funeral because of his condition. They left him for the wolves. I'm afraid that region will pay a heavy price for this.
DaddyFresh
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the article said twice the size of californiaNIGER is big as fukk
Dirty Mcdrawz
Your girl loves em....
They did that Brotha dirty.. yo real talk 45 need to be put down like the savage he is
Niger attack came after 'massive intelligence failure,' source says
Niger Ambush Came After 'Massive Intelligence Failure,' Source Says
BY KEN DILANIAN AND COURTNEY KUBE
WASHINGTON — A senior congressional aide who has been briefed on the deaths of four U.S. servicemen in Niger says the ambush by militants stemmed in part from a "massive intelligence failure."
The Pentagon has said that 40 to 50 militants ambushed a 12-man U.S. force in Niger on Oct. 4, killing four and wounding two. The U.S. patrol was seen as routine and had been carried out nearly 30 times in the six months before the attack, the Pentagon has reported.
The aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak publicly, said the House and Senate armed services committees have questions about the scope of the U.S. mission in Niger, and whether the Pentagon is properly supporting the troops on the ground there.
There was no U.S. overhead surveillance of the mission, he said, and no American quick-reaction force available to rescue the troops if things went wrong. If it weren't for the arrival of French fighter jets, he said, things could have been much worse for the Americans.
Congress also has many unanswered questions about what happened, he said, including about the specifics of the mission that day and the accounts lawmakers have been given about the timeline of the attack and rescue.
The aide said questions are being asked about whether the U.S. soldiers were intentionally delayed in the village they were visiting. He said they began pursuing some men on motorcycles, who lured them into a complex ambush. The enemy force had "technical" vehicles — light, improvised military vehicles — and rocket-propelled grenades, the official said.
After the rescue when it became clear that one soldier was missing, "movements and actions to try and find him and bring him back were considered. They just were not postured properly [to get him]." The body of Sgt. La David Johnson was not recovered until nearly 48 hours after the Oct. 4 attack.
The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but U.S. officials told NBC News that conclusions about an intelligence failure were premature.
On Friday afternoon, Defense Secretary James Mattis met with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, to discuss the Niger raid.
had not been provided with the information about the Niger mission that it "deserves."
WPLG / AP
Sen. Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., told reporters Friday that it's too early to say whether there was an intelligence failure, "but that's exactly the kind of questions we should be asking ourselves."
He said Congress will require more information from a Trump administration that is expanding counterterrorism operations across the globe.
Trump is loosening the rules of engagement when it comes to lethal action against terrorists, and expanding the counterterrorism fight to different parts of the world, including across Africa, Graham said.
"The war is morphing," he said. "You're going to see more actions in Africa, not less."
In that context, Graham said, "I will insist that Congress is informed more often and in more detail," about military operations.
He added, "As the war expands, as the military had more authority, Congress is going to require more information."
Pentagon officials say operations in the region have already "tightened up" and there's been an operational "pause" while the U.S. military's Africa Command (AFRICOM) assesses the situation. U.S. officials believe the attack was carried out by a local terror group that claims association with ISIS.
Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of AFRICOM since 2016, told Congress in March that only 20 to 30 percent of AFRICOM's needs for "intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance" flights were being met. The Marine Corps general said there weren't enough helicopters to find wounded or dead soldiers, and that African partners weren't able to help with recovery missions.
"For personnel recovery," he said, "Africa Command relies heavily on contract search and rescue assets."
Niger Ambush Came After 'Massive Intelligence Failure,' Source Says
BY KEN DILANIAN AND COURTNEY KUBE
WASHINGTON — A senior congressional aide who has been briefed on the deaths of four U.S. servicemen in Niger says the ambush by militants stemmed in part from a "massive intelligence failure."
The Pentagon has said that 40 to 50 militants ambushed a 12-man U.S. force in Niger on Oct. 4, killing four and wounding two. The U.S. patrol was seen as routine and had been carried out nearly 30 times in the six months before the attack, the Pentagon has reported.
The aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak publicly, said the House and Senate armed services committees have questions about the scope of the U.S. mission in Niger, and whether the Pentagon is properly supporting the troops on the ground there.
There was no U.S. overhead surveillance of the mission, he said, and no American quick-reaction force available to rescue the troops if things went wrong. If it weren't for the arrival of French fighter jets, he said, things could have been much worse for the Americans.
Congress also has many unanswered questions about what happened, he said, including about the specifics of the mission that day and the accounts lawmakers have been given about the timeline of the attack and rescue.
The aide said questions are being asked about whether the U.S. soldiers were intentionally delayed in the village they were visiting. He said they began pursuing some men on motorcycles, who lured them into a complex ambush. The enemy force had "technical" vehicles — light, improvised military vehicles — and rocket-propelled grenades, the official said.
After the rescue when it became clear that one soldier was missing, "movements and actions to try and find him and bring him back were considered. They just were not postured properly [to get him]." The body of Sgt. La David Johnson was not recovered until nearly 48 hours after the Oct. 4 attack.
The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but U.S. officials told NBC News that conclusions about an intelligence failure were premature.
On Friday afternoon, Defense Secretary James Mattis met with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, to discuss the Niger raid.
had not been provided with the information about the Niger mission that it "deserves."
WPLG / AP
Sen. Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., told reporters Friday that it's too early to say whether there was an intelligence failure, "but that's exactly the kind of questions we should be asking ourselves."
He said Congress will require more information from a Trump administration that is expanding counterterrorism operations across the globe.
Trump is loosening the rules of engagement when it comes to lethal action against terrorists, and expanding the counterterrorism fight to different parts of the world, including across Africa, Graham said.
"The war is morphing," he said. "You're going to see more actions in Africa, not less."
In that context, Graham said, "I will insist that Congress is informed more often and in more detail," about military operations.
He added, "As the war expands, as the military had more authority, Congress is going to require more information."
Pentagon officials say operations in the region have already "tightened up" and there's been an operational "pause" while the U.S. military's Africa Command (AFRICOM) assesses the situation. U.S. officials believe the attack was carried out by a local terror group that claims association with ISIS.
Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of AFRICOM since 2016, told Congress in March that only 20 to 30 percent of AFRICOM's needs for "intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance" flights were being met. The Marine Corps general said there weren't enough helicopters to find wounded or dead soldiers, and that African partners weren't able to help with recovery missions.
"For personnel recovery," he said, "Africa Command relies heavily on contract search and rescue assets."
Not necessarily. Basically the region is resource rich. Always was. Especially in yellow cake (remember the Iraq war?). But ISIS was taking up roots there. Its a huge area too. Niger is like 2x the size of France
But Niger definitely had Russian military ties.
Theres some weird geopolitical shyt going on behind the scenes and its about to get exposed in a major way.
Not necessarily? You just posted links saying exactly that .