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United States confirms attack on joint patrol in Niger
Source: Reuters
#WORLD NEWS OCTOBER 4, 2017 / 6:05 PM / UPDATED 14 MINUTES AGO
United States confirms attack on joint patrol in Niger
Reuters Staff
1 MIN READ
DAKAR (Reuters) - A joint patrol of U.S. and Niger troops came under attack in southwest Niger on Wednesday, a spokesman for U.S. Africa Command confirmed after Radio France International (RFI) reported a lethal ambush near the Niger/Mali border.
“We can confirm reports that a joint U.S. and Nigerien patrol came under hostile fire in southwest Niger,” said a spokesman for U.S. Africa Command. He did not comment on RFI’s report that several U.S. soldiers had died in the attack.
Reporting by Emma Farge; Editing by James Dalgleish
United States confirms attack on joint patrol in Niger
Reuters Staff
1 MIN READ
DAKAR (Reuters) - A joint patrol of U.S. and Niger troops came under attack in southwest Niger on Wednesday, a spokesman for U.S. Africa Command confirmed after Radio France International (RFI) reported a lethal ambush near the Niger/Mali border.
“We can confirm reports that a joint U.S. and Nigerien patrol came under hostile fire in southwest Niger,” said a spokesman for U.S. Africa Command. He did not comment on RFI’s report that several U.S. soldiers had died in the attack.
Reporting by Emma Farge; Editing by James Dalgleish
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-security/united-states-confirms-attack-on-joint-patrol-in-niger-idUSKBN1C9310
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