Deaths of American soldiers in Niger likely avoidable: report
Julia Manchester
The deaths of eight soldiers, including four U.S. soldiers, in Niger in early October could have been prevented and were the result of an improperly executed mission to collect information on high-ranking Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, a new report claims.
Sources told BuzzFeed News that the deaths at the village of Tongo Tongo could have been avoided if the mission was better planned and that it is not known whether decisions were made by the soldiers or their commanders back at the base.
BuzzFeed said that it talked to a Nigerien general, a pair of senior military officials and an official from Niger's anti-terror unit for its report.
Read more at: http://thehill.com/policy/international/364095-deaths-of-american-soldiers-in-niger-were-avoidable-report
Some website I've never seen, "real time politics" is running a story as well, rather adverse to those supporting Trump, both of these articles seem to source "buzzfeed":
http://realtimepolitics.com/2017/12/10/shocking-news-soldiers-killed/Improper planning of mission.
