Niger : Why US troops are in Niger: RIP - La David T. Johnson

[Clyde C Coger Jr]

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APNewsBreak: US soldier fought to end after ambush in Niger

LOLITA C. BALDOR
Associated Press

... A military investigation has concluded that Johnson wasn't captured alive or killed at close range, dispelling a swirl of rumors about how he died ...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/apnewsbr...niger-wasnt-captured-180502267--politics.html

FILE - This file photo provided by the U.S. Army Special Operations Command shows Sgt. La David Johnson, who was killed in an Oct. 4 ambush in Niger. Johnson, who was killed in an ambush in Niger with three comrades and his body

 

[Clyde C Coger Jr]

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‘Trump’s Benghazi’: Frederica Wilson wants the truth about what happened to La David Johnson in Niger
By Jonathan Capehart

... Two months after Johnson was killed during a mission in Niger, Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) still has questions. “It’s sort of like a coverup,” she said in the latest episode of “Cape Up.” “And from the very beginning, I was calling it ‘Mr. Trump’s Benghazi.’ ”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blog..._term=.ed1dfba6883c&wpisrc=nl_opinions&wpmm=1

Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) attends the burial service for Army Sgt. La David Johnson at the Memorial Gardens East cemetery on Oct. 21 in Hollywood, Fla. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

 

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[Clyde C Coger Jr]

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New video shows U.S. soldier before his death in Niger

By DAVID MARTIN CBS NEWS


WASHINGTON -- For the first time, we are seeing images of one of four U.S. soldiers killed by Islamic militants last October in the African nation of Niger. The video was captured by a National Geographic cameraman for a report airing Monday ...

Video ... 2:05 ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-video-us-soldier-la-david-johnson-before-his-death-niger/

Army Sgt. La David Johnson was killed in an attack in Niger

CBS NEWS

 

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Probe finds deadly Niger mission lacked proper approval

LOLITA C. BALDOR
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — A military investigation into the Niger attack that killed four American service members concludes the team didn't get required senior command approval for their risky mission to capture a high-level Islamic State militant, several U.S. officials familiar with the report said. It doesn't point to that failure as a cause of the deadly ambush.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/probe-fi...cked-proper-approval-053757245--politics.html