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  1. 10-04-17, 18:42 #1
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    U.S. SpecOps troops ambushed in Niger

    http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/10...cials-say.html

    Breaking now. Looks like it was a joint U.S.-Nigerian patrol.

    A squad of U.S. Special Operations troops have been ambushed in the west African country of Niger, U.S. officials told Fox News Wednesday.

    U.S. Africa Command confirmed that a joint patrol of U.S. and Nigerien soliders came under fire in the southwestern part of the country, near the border with Mali. The statement did not mention any casualties, but officials are concerned there may be fatalities.

    The officials told Fox News that between eight and 10 troops were part of the patrol.
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    Just saw they're saying 3 KIA.
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    Otto von Bismarck said that the Balkans "were not worth the bones of one Pomeranian grenadier".

    Pray tell what in Niger is worth 3 SFs KIA and 2 WIA?!
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    FID in undesirable places is what those guys are all about.


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    Is that AO the jungle part of Africa or more open and desert-ish?
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    Quote Originally Posted by ABNAK View Post
    Is that AO the jungle part of Africa or more open and desert-ish?
    It is open.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wake27 View Post
    FID in undesirable places is what those guys are all about.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Wake27 View Post
    FID in undesirable places is what those guys are all about.


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    Yes, Green Berets have been doing exactly this kind of work for 50+ years, before Vietnam. This type of mission is why they exist as a unit. Not saying it's worth losing American soldiers, but this is the work they do. Their effectiveness at training the indigenous directly relates to us NOT having 500 "advisors" in Niger or various other hellholes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dienekes View Post
    Otto von Bismarck said that the Balkans "were not worth the bones of one Pomeranian grenadier".

    Pray tell what in Niger is worth 3 SFs KIA and 2 WIA?!
    I worked with a guy 20 years ago that had been a Ranger. He had a picture in his office of himself and his squad that I thought had been taken in the ME. He said "Nope, Chad/Sudan border." I thought it strange, he just said that I'd be surprised at the places we had boots on the ground.
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