At least 12 soldiers of the Nigerien Defence and Security Forces have been killed following a terrorist ambush during a ...

The tri-border region has long been plagued by extremist violence. Just last month, a jihadi group attacked a village there, ...

PUYALLUP, Wash. — A Green Beret killed in a 2017 ambush by Islamic militants in Niger was awarded the Silver Star on Tuesday, the culmination of an about-face by the Army over the controversial ...

A report on the 2017 Niger ambush released recently by the Pentagon concluded that poor training, complacency and excessive risk led to the Ill-fated mission. We spoke with two veterans about the ...

NIAMEY (Reuters) - Five Indian citizens were kidnapped in western Niger during an attack last week by armed men that also killed a dozen soldiers, according to two Nigerian security sources and a ...

Staff Sgt. Bryan C. Black was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for valor in a 2017 Niger ambush. Newly surfaced body camera footage led to the upgrade of Black's initial Bronze Star.

One of the vehicles reportedly used by US Special Forces in last October’s deadly ambush in Niger, captured by the Tuareg alliance in northern Mali. The Imghad and Allies Self Defense Movement (GATIA) ...

Intelligence received by the Nigerien troops under Sector 4 of the MNJTF prompted a rapid response that led to an ambush ...

In Niger, at least 17 soldiers have been killed and 20 others injured in an ambush in a suspected terrorist attack near Koutougou. According to Niger Defense Ministry, soldiers were ambushed while ...

Ben Kesling covered the Midwest in The Wall Street Journal's Chicago bureau, where he also wrote about national security and ...