U.S. Plans to Cut Back on Its Africa Forces
The proposal followed a Pentagon review of an incident last October in Niger where four U.S. military personnel were ambushed and killed while on patrol. Pentagon investigators found multiple failings, including inadequate training and oversight.
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The U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, says the funding will support the Group of Five Sahel Joint Task Force, a military unit set up by Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania ... Read more »
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The Islamic State in the Greater Sahara has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed four U.S. and four Nigerien soldiers in the western part of the country in October ... Read more »