US Army punishes 6 over fatal Niger ambush: Report

[rangerrebew]

US Army punishes 6 over fatal Niger ambush: Report
Sun Nov 4, 2018 07:19AM


The US Army has punished six members of the armed forces over a botched 2017 mission in Niger that resulted in the deaths of four Americans and four allied Nigerien troops, according to military officials.

The incident happened on October 4 last year when 11 American Special Forces soldiers along with 30 Nigerien troops were ambushed by scores of extremist fighters near the Niger-Mali border.

Captain Mike Perozeni, the leader of the Green Beret team, as well as his second in command, a master sergeant, were disciplined, The New York Times reported Saturday. The army has also disciplined four others in their chain of command.

https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/11/04/579004/US-Niger-ambush-Army-Armed-Forces

[sneakypete]

US Army punishes 6 over fatal Niger ambush: Report
Sun Nov 4, 2018 07:19AM


Captain Mike Perozeni, the leader of the Green Beret team, as well as his second in command, a master sergeant, were disciplined, The New York Times reported Saturday. The army has also disciplined four others in their chain of command.

https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/11/04/579004/US-Niger-ambush-Army-Armed-Forces

NONE of the senior officers who had go/no go authority over this mission were punished in ANY way,even though they KNEW the people killed were NOT actual SF or any other type of combat arms troops,and had no freaking idea of what they were supposed to do or how to react.

The Captain and the MSG were ORDERED by the asshat senior officers in the rear to send them out,so they are actually getting punished for following orders even though you can bet your bippy THEY knew the people going were hopelessly unqualified.