Confusion over what happened during an ambush of U.S. Special Forces in Niger earlier this month apparently sparked a full Pentagon probe of the incident.

U.S. special operations forces have been routinely working with Niger's forces, helping them to improve their abilities to fight extremists in the region.

'We don't leave anyone behind': Search for missing soldier never stopped after deadly Niger ambush Two weeks later, the details of the deadly incident remain unclear.

U.S. troops on the ground in Africa have already found their missions scaled back by stringent restrictions placed on Special Operations forces following the Oct. 4 ambush in Niger.

U.S. officials say three U.S. Army special operations commandos were killed Wednesday and two others were wounded when they came under fire in southwest Niger.

In addition to Niger’s expulsion of US forces, Chad has threatened to cancel its status of forces agreement with the US, further destabilizing the US’ presence on the continent.

The Northern Elders Forum on Saturday expressed deep outrage over the brutal killing of more than 20 Nigerian soldiers in a terrorist ambush near Bangi, Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Army Sgt. La David T. Johnson died in a hail of gunfire, hit as many as 18 times as he took cover in thick brush, fighting to the end after fleeing militants who had just ...