Go | New | Find | Notify | Tools | Reply |
Member |
A squad of U.S. Special Operations troops have been ambushed in the west African country of Niger, U.S. officials told Fox News Wednesday. U.S. Africa Command confirmed that a joint patrol of U.S. and Nigerien soliders came under fire in the southwestern part of the country, near the border with Mali. The statement did not mention any casualties, but officials are concerned there may be fatalities. The officials told Fox News that between eight and 10 troops were part of the patrol. The U.S. military set up a drone base in Niger in 2013 and has an advisory role in the country as part of anti-terror efforts in West Africa. The landlocked country, a former French colony, is one of the poorest nations in the world. Niger shares a border with Nigeria, where Boko Haram controls part of the country. Al Qaeda in the Islamic Mahgreb is also active in the region. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2...r-officials-say.html _________________________ | ||
|
Member |
There's quite a bit of activity going on in that part of the world. Friend of mine just got back fulfilling a comms contract at an airport near there. He didn't go into details but basically said there's a revolving door of SOF guys and an alphabet soup of agencies going in/out. Some black but, most of it open-source available should anyone do any digging, it's all apart of the low-intensity operations trying to nip-Islamic terrorism before it becomes fully bloomed while keeping an eye on all the Chinese activity going on in AFRCOM. This has a bit more http://www.thedrive.com/the-wa...near-the-mali-border | |||
|
Member |
Man this is so fucked up. One of the soldiers killed is the son of a close friend of ours. I was texting with her when she got the news. He leaves behind a wife and kids. He was an SF medic and that was his dream. Horrible news. | |||
|
Get Off My Lawn |
AP is reporting three Green Berets killed, two wounded. Likely attacker AL Qaida "I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965 | |||
|
Do No Harm, Do Know Harm |
Terrible. Condolences to his family. Hopefully they collect their vengeance, tenfold. Knowing what one is talking about is widely admired but not strictly required here. Although sometimes distracting, there is often a certain entertainment value to this easy standard. -JALLEN "All I need is a WAR ON DRUGS reference and I got myself a police thread BINGO." -jljones | |||
|
Too old to run, too mean to quit! |
Damn, damn! We lose more!!!! Prayers, and tears, for the family members of those lost. Not to mention for the surviving team members. Elk There has never been an occasion where a people gave up their weapons in the interest of peace that didn't end in their massacre. (Louis L'Amour) "To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical. " -Thomas Jefferson "America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great." Alexis de Tocqueville FBHO!!! The Idaho Elk Hunter | |||
|
Member |
Sorry to see this in the news. As usual, lots of stuff going on almost under the radar. Prayers & thoughts to family and friends. | |||
|
fugitive from reality |
My condolences to the family and friends. _____________________________ 'I'm pretty fly for a white guy'. | |||
|
Doin' what I can with what I got |
Shit. ---------------------------------------- Death smiles at us all. Be sure you smile back. | |||
|
Green Mountain Boy |
!~God Bless the U.S. Military~! If the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off Light travels faster than sound, this is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak | |||
|
Member |
Looks like French SOF with their air support helped save the day. For those unaware, the French are militarily, heavily involved in this region, as one of the few militaries able to conduct force projection, France doesn't get a lot of credit. https://sofrep.com/91147/frenc...ench-soldier-killed/ | |||
|
Member |
France doesn’t get a lot of credit but they have a SOF command that is kick ass. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wik...ions_Command_(France) Great Movie on them is Forces Speciales very well done. | |||
|
Member |
Has been for well over a decade. | |||
|
Member |
Have a family member serving in and out of that area. He stated since DJT came in the direct action missions have increased dramatically both in number and effectiveness. I'll leave it at that. ------------------------------------- Proverbs 27:17 - As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. | |||
|
Member |
Now reporting, there's a fourth solider, who's remains were recovered from the ambush site, separate from the initial contact area. https://sofrep.com/91218/body-u-s-soldier-missing-action-48-hours-found-niger/
| |||
|
Member |
Will be interesting to hear who the meeting was with and if they were complicit is giving away time/date of the meeting or, who in their inner circle gave up the time/date. http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/06/...er-ambush/index.html Naturally, the CNN 'reporter' had to get a Trump dig into her report.
| |||
|
You don’t fix faith, River. It fixes you. |
My deepest sympathies to the families of these brave men. And may we rain hell down on the bastards who did this. ---------------------------------- "If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.." - Thomas Sowell | |||
|
Stupid Allergy |
God bless and be with them all. I can’t imagine. "Attack life, it's going to kill you anyway." Steve McQueen... | |||
|
hello darkness my old friend |
The calm before the storm... | |||
|
Member |
Condolences to the families of the troopers that lost their lives. France has been kicking as there for a while. Search for Operation Serval and Operation Barkhane.
--------------------------------------- It's like my brain's a tree and you're those little cookie elves. | |||
|
Powered by Social Strata | Page 1 2 |
Please Wait. Your request is being processed... |