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| Classified Report Slams Military Over October Deaths in Niger | |
| 2018-04-26 | |
| [WSJ] Culture of excessive risk is faulted in ill-fated mission against Islamists in West Africa. The investigation stemmed from an Oct. 3, 2017, mission in which about a dozen U.S. soldiers and special-operations force members, along with roughly 30 Nigerien soldiers, set out on what began as a planned meeting with local officials. But by the next day, the troops instead were assigned to another part of the country to search the suspected abandoned house of an associate of Adnan abu Walid al-Sahrawi, the leader of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, an affiliate of the extremist movement. They later returned to a village near Tongo Tongo, and after conducting their meeting with local officials, were ambushed by roughly 50 attackers, a two-hour attack that killed two Green Berets, two soldiers assigned to assist special-operations forces and five Nigerien soldiers.
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| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #8 My problem - having these light crews in remote areas without air support. Not even a Drone |
| Posted by: newc 2018-04-26 17:03 |
| #7 o why not post the link instead of making us search ourselves? The link is always attached to the headline, Herb. So clicking on the headline will take you to the article at the Wall Street Journal website. That will give you the first two paragraphs or so of the article,and the opoortunity to buy a subscription if you are not already a subscriber. I don’t know how to link to an app, I’m afraid; I just know that when I leave my browser and drop the headline into it, I am given a link to the full article. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-04-26 14:03 |
| #6 Or not enuf. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-04-26 13:46 |
| #5 Possibly too much herb, B. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-04-26 13:45 |
| #4 Always have a good AAR (After Action Review) even if everything goes right. Lessons can always be learned. My question is where was the QRF (Quick Reaction Force)when shit went tits up? There should always be a group of guys kitted up and ready to respond if another unit gets hit. Even on SF missions. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2018-04-26 12:43 |
| #3 Apologies Herb. We're running low on 'lazy pills.' Priorities, I'm sure you'll understand. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-04-26 10:57 |
| #2 So why not post the link instead of making us search ourselves? Jeez be kind. |
| Posted by: Herb McCoy 2018-04-26 10:51 |
| #1 See - chain of command. At least there appears to be at least a shred of integrity left someplace in the government. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-04-26 10:17 |