Daily Beast: Slain Green Berets Were Outnumbered 4 to 1
U.S. soldiers in Niger were overrun by 40 to 50 soldiers in an ambush that left at least three dead.
Elite U.S. soldiers came under sustained and sophisticated attack for hours by militants in Niger on Wednesday, resulting in at least three of them dead in a part of the world where most Americans did not know they operated.
Knowledgeable sources from the special-operations community described an ambush in which a handful of Army Special Forces and the Nigerien soldiers they mentor were overrun and significantly outnumbered. According to initial accounts described to The Daily Beast by people who spoke only on condition of anonymity, between 40 and 50 militants overmatched the Americans by at least four to one.
Sources emphasized that their understanding of what happened in Niger was based on early accounts that are likely to be incomplete and updated in the days that follow. They were not cleared to talk to reporters and described events on condition of anonymity.
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More News And Details Emerge On Last Night's Ambush That Killed 3 Green Berets In Niger
Ambushed US troops weren't covered by drone, officials say -- Fox News
Deadly Ambush of Green Berets in Niger Belies a 'Low-Risk' Mission -- New York Times
US Troops Caught in Ambush by Dozens of Islamic State Fighters in Niger -- Wall Street Journal
French, Nigerien forces operating where three US soldiers killed -- Reuters
4 Niger soldiers, 3 US commandos killed, others wounded in ambush attack -- Chicago Tribune
3 American deaths highlight US military role in Niger -- ABC News
What's the US Military Doing in Niger? -- The Atlantic
US soldiers were ambushed in Niger. Here's what American forces are doing there -- PBS NewsHour
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