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ISIL VIDEO OF NIGER ATTACK HIGHLIGHTS US TROOPS' VULNERABILITY


At least five Nigerien troops were killed along with four US soldiers in the attack... READ MORE

5th March, 2018 192

ISIS: VIDEO SHOWS U.S. SOLDIER DEATHS IN NIGER


That segment shows, in part, at least two soldiers shooting and jogging alongside an SUV while taking fire near the village of Tongo Tongo... READ MORE

5th March, 2018 2667

US STILL UNSURE WHO DIRECTED SYRIA ATTACK, DESPITE RUSSIAN DEAD


Russian military officers told the United States during the incident that Moscow was not involved... READ MORE

18th February, 2018 8

U.S. STILL UNSURE WHO DIRECTED SYRIA ATTACK, DESPITE RUSSIAN DEAD


Russian military officers told the United States during the incident that Moscow was not involved... READ MORE

18th February, 2018 1296

'DON'T ASK ME. I DON'T KNOW'


Russian military officers told the United States during the incident that Moscow was not involved... READ MORE

18th February, 2018 504

'AN ENDLESS WAR': WHY 4 U.S. SOLDIERS DIED IN A REMOTE AFRICAN DESERT


The United States military presence in Niger grew from about 100 personnel in 2013 to about 800 troops now... READ MORE

18th February, 2018 10234

US APOLOGISES TO JAPAN OVER ACCIDENTS


The incidents on the southern island of Okinawa included the emergency landings of two US military helicopters... READ MORE

9th January, 2018 267

AFGHANISTAN WAR: ONE AMERICAN KILLED AND FOUR WOUNDED IN ACTION


Four Americans were wounded during a combat engagement in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Tuesday... READ MORE

2nd January, 2018 9511

U.S. MILITARY FIRES UPON INTRUDER AT AIR BASE IN BRITAIN


The Mildenhall air base, about 75 miles northeast of London, is used by the United States Air Force. A suspect is in custody... READ MORE

18th December, 2017 864

Trending News Headlines : Camp Lemonnier

U.S. SOLDIER IN NIGER AMBUSH WAS BOUND AND APPARENTLY EXECUTED, VILLAGERS SAY


The two Tongo Tongo villagers said they also saw the bodies of the three other American soldiers -- Staff Sgts... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 29153

US POISED TO PUT HEAVY WEAPONRY IN EAST EUROPE


Putin, that the United States would defend the alliance's members closest to the Russian frontier... READ MORE

13th June, 2015 12912

RIGHT-SIZING THE TRUMP DEFENSE BUILDUP: MICHAEL O'HANLON


President-elect Donald Trump has called for a revitalization of the U.S. military, as well as better treatment of veterans... READ MORE

24th December, 2016 12482

US SPECIAL FORCES 'FOUGHT NIGER AMBUSH ALONE AFTER LOCAL TROOPS FLED'


The five Nigeriens killed in the ambush died in its first moments, sources within the special forces community said... READ MORE

5th November, 2017 7055

CAUGHT IN A DEADLY AMBUSH US TROOPS IN NIGER WAITED AN HOUR FOR FRENCH AIR POWER TO ARRIVE


Dunford promised that the Pentagon will release more information when it can... READ MORE

24th October, 2017 4250

ANALYSIS | EVERYTHING WE KNOW ABOUT THE NIGER ATTACK THAT LEFT 4 U.S. SOLDIERS DEAD


Today, there are about 800 soldiers assisting in the fight against al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and Boko Haram, the Nigerian extremist militant group... READ MORE

20th October, 2017 3758

US ARMY 'LOST TRACK OF $1BN WORTH OF ARMS'


Amnesty International urges the US and other countries to stop arms transfers that could fuel atrocities... READ MORE

24th May, 2017 3427

US MILITARY MEMBER KILLED BY AL-SHABAB IN SOMALIA RAID


US President Donald Trump has approved expanded military operations against al-Shabab, including more aggressive air raids and considering parts of southern Somalia areas of active hostilities... READ MORE

5th May, 2017 3216

'HE COULDN'T REMEMBER MY HUSBAND'S NAME'


Ms Johnson also addressed Mr Trump's claims that Florida Congresswoman Frederica Wilson lied about the condolence call he had had with her... READ MORE

24th October, 2017 3008

TRUMP FAVORS SPECIAL OPS AND LOCAL TROOPS AS OBAMA DID


But Mr. Trump seems to have taken that appreciation and reliance to another level... READ MORE

20th March, 2017 2465

FOURTH U.S. SOLDIER IS FOUND DEAD AFTER AMBUSH IN NIGER


'This is the girl for me, Granny,' Sergeant Wright's grandmother, Elaine Trull, remembered him saying... READ MORE

6th October, 2017 2398

US TROOPS 'ATTACKED ON NIGER-MALI BORDER'


Media reports say three US soldiers and five Nigerien soldiers were killed in the ambush in south-western Niger... READ MORE

5th October, 2017 2360

U.S. MILITARY DENIES REPORTS IT BOMBED MOSQUE IN SYRIA


Even as it has carried out a military campaign against the Islamic State for years, the United States has increasingly targeted Qaeda militants in Idlib Province... READ MORE

17th March, 2017 2119

RUSSIA DENIES ACCUSATIONS OF BOMBING US-BACKED OPPOSITION FIGHTERS IN SYRIA


Earlier Wednesday, a US commander accused Russian and Syrian jets of bombing US-backed fighters in Syria... READ MORE

1st March, 2017 1724

NIGER ATTACK: WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT TRAGEDY THAT LEFT 4 U.S. SOLDIERS DEAD


The team members killed in Niger were part of a contingent of about 800 U.S. troops in the country, U.S. Africa Command said... READ MORE

21st October, 2017 1331

CRACKDOWN IN NIGER FAILS TO DETER MIGRANT SMUGGLERS


As many as 2,000 migrants leave Agadez weekly, the last big stop before reaching Libya, 620 miles away across the scorching sand... READ MORE

21st August, 2015 1295

ANALYSIS | PARTS OF NIGER AND MALI ARE ALREADY LAWLESS. U.S. STRATEGY MIGHT MAKE IT WORSE.


Chadian troops and Nigerien Special Forces participate in the Flintlock exercises with the U.S. military and its Western partners in Mao, Chad, March 7, 2015... READ MORE

23rd October, 2017 1272

TROOPS AMBUSHED IN NIGER WAITED AN HOUR TO CALL FOR HELP PENTAGON SAYS


About 6,000 American troops are spread across Africa, mostly concentrated in Niger, Djibouti and Somalia... READ MORE

24th October, 2017 1247

HOW DID US SOLDIERS COME UNDER ATTACK IN NIGER?


Sgt La David Johnson was one of four US soldiers killed in Niger earlier this month... READ MORE

24th October, 2017 1142

HOURS BEFORE DEATH IN NIGER, U.S. SOLDIERS WERE TARGETING MILITANTS IN MALI


The Americans, along with a few Nigerien soldiers, he said, continued to engage the militants... READ MORE

6th November, 2017 1116

US PERSONNEL 'TARGETING KILLER DRONES FROM BRITAIN'


A high-speed fibre-optic line connects the base to Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, from where the US flies drones that target terrorist groups in Somalia... READ MORE

31st October, 2016 988

U.S. MILITARY WARNED OF POSSIBLE ISLAMIC STATE ATTACKS AT HOME


Officials have warned military personnel that Islamic State forces may be planning attacks against them in the United States, ABC News reported on Monday... READ MORE

2nd December, 2014 898

TROOPS FROM CHAD AND NIGER TAKE ON BOKO HARAM


Facing direct engagement from government forces, Boko Haram has reverted to old tactics, bombing so-called soft targets in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri... READ MORE

9th March, 2015 621

US MILITARY 'TO LIFT TRANSGENDER BAN'


Estimates by the National Center for Transgender Equality say up to 15,000 transgender people serve in the US military... READ MORE

25th June, 2016 433

DEADLY AMBUSH OF GREEN BERETS IN NIGER BELIES A LOW-RISK MISSION


The firefight lasted roughly 30 minutes and involved less than a dozen United States troops and more than 20 Nigerien soldiers... READ MORE

6th October, 2017 412

US CAPTURES ISIS OPERATIVE USHERING IN TRICKY PHASE


Defense officials said only that the commando operation that led to the capture of the Islamic State militant was conducted in recent weeks in Iraq... READ MORE

2nd March, 2016 311

U.S. TROOPS TO TRAIN REGULAR UKRAINIAN MILITARY TROOPS


He said the training would begin in western Ukraine near the Polish border later this autumn... READ MORE

24th July, 2015 302

U.S. MILITARY TO TRAIN MORE EBOLA RESPONSE TEAMS


They practiced donning protective equipment and learned to care properly for Ebola patients as well as teach others to provide treatment... READ MORE

1st November, 2014 275

AMID NIGER AMBUSH CHAOS, THE WHITE HOUSE FIRST THOUGHT SEVERAL AMERICANS WERE MISSING


I personally think the American and Nigerien force was just overwhelmed, the administration official said... READ MORE

26th October, 2017 229

PENTAGON SETTING UP DRONE BASE IN AFRICA TO TRACK BOKO HARAM FIGHTERS


Nigeria is in the process of establishing a multinational force to fight Boko Haram with soldiers from Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Benin... READ MORE

15th October, 2015 226


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