IS video 'shows deaths of US soldiers in Niger ambush'

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

1 hour ago

The Islamic State (IS) group has published a video purporting to show an ambush in Niger in which four US soldiers were killed last October.

It is not clear why the release of the video - on an IS outlet on messaging app Telegram - was delayed until now.

The video consists mainly of raw footage, including images apparently filmed using a helmet camera belonging to one of the soldiers.

The video seems to suggest that the attack was carried out by IS militants.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43280890

[kimbutgar]

1. How come the right wing is not screaming this is another Benghazi ?

From what I read this is a lot worst than Beneghazi and the soldiers had no business being there.

But I know it’s Hillary’s fault

[7962]

2. We've had soldiers there for a few yrs; because of those like the attackers.

They're supposed to be training the local troops in several countries in Africa.
SOMEONE has to do it even though its not an easy task. Islamists like Boko Haram are infecting several countries there. Ignoring them will only help them.

[keithbvadu2]

4. Yet stable genius kills our troops in those countries by refusing them the resources to do their job

Yet stable genius kills our troops in those countries by refusing them the resources to do their jobs.

Too bad the CinC cannot be court martialed for dereliction of duty.

Trump says he knows more then the generals.

All that spare time playing golf when he could have been planning missions and not killing soldiers by assigning less qualified underlings to the task of mission planning.

Our military requested more resources for Niger mission(s) but the Trump administration refused them.

http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-trump-niger-20171019-story.html

[kimbutgar]

5. Thank you for the link

I read about this awhile ago and couldn’t find a credible source, military times is a good resource to rebut right wing talking points.

[iluvtennis]

3. Video of Sgt La David Johnson and Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright in happier times before the ambush

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Whey will our nation know what really happened to our soldiers in Niger

[ffr]

6. Troops left to die without proper backup. Trump's Benghazi.

The investigations should begin after he's indicted or impeached.