The Congress Report into the Niger Ambush says very little!

The Capitol Hill report or the Congress Report Service (CRS) who are making studies into wished subjects of the Congress, has recently dropped and made a report into the United States Armed Mission in Niger. Not that it says much and it is shown to be careful with dropping intelligence, as this is a continued mission against Islamist insurgents and militants together with allies of the American government. Therefore, dropping to much intelligence and to much information would spoil the mission themselves. That is why the CRS isn’t saying much new, but shows the state of affairs and the reasoning of United States to interfere on foreign soil. They are even proving the capacity of forces and planned army base in Niger. As they are clearly now cooperating with other armies and camps, where they are based. Since they are building one in the northern town of Agadez. Take a look!

Following the October 4 attack, DOD officials have publicly cited a larger figure of 800 U.S. military personnel in Niger. 17 These figures presumably comprise personnel stationed in the capital, Niamey, as well as those deployed in more remote areas. Notably, a U.S. Air Force facility is under construction in the northern city of Agadez (Figure 1), which the Air Force has described as supporting U.S. logistical and intelligence capacities in the sub-region, and which U.S. diplomats have described as supporting the Niger government’s capacity to secure its borders” (…) “U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) describes the U.S. military presence in Niger, as in most places in Africa, as a “light footprint,” suggesting that a more extensive and/or conventional military mission could require more extensive airlift, close air support capacity, and contingency planning” (CRS, P: 4-5, 2017).

Advisory activities in which U.S. personnel are embedded with local security forces, as was apparently the case in the mission that came under attack on October 4, according to DOD officials” (CRS, P: 7, 2017).

The “golden hour” is described as the first 60 minutes following trauma or the onset of acute illness, where chances of a patient’s survival are considered greatest if advanced trauma life support can be provided. DOD notes that, “historically, wound data and casualty rates indicate that more than 90 percent of all casualties die within the first hour of severe wounding without advanced trauma life support.”58 U.S. military medical support is generally structured to meet this standard of one hour or less” (…) “In the case of the October 4 Niger ambush, at least one Special Forces medic (see below) was present, but he was killed during the ambush. DOD stated the two U.S. soldiers wounded during the ambush were medically evacuated by French air assets to Niamey during the firefight, and that this medical evacuation was “consistent with the casualty evacuation plan that was in place for this particular operation” (CRS, P: 12-13, 2017).

Niger’s Interior Minister Mohamed Bazoum stated in a media interview on October 19 that those who carried out the attack were “youths under the influence of Abu Walid al Sahrawi” who were based in the Niger/Mali border region. Possibly reflecting the extremely complex nature of militant allegiances in the sub-region, Bazoum also suggested that the assailants were loyal to Iyad ag Ghali, a Malian national who heads the Al Qaeda-aligned JNIM, although some analysts portray JNIM and IS-GS as rivals rather than allies. The Interior Minister indicated in his remarks that Niger’s government had yet to identify the precise assailants” (CRS, P: 16, 2017).

We clearly will not know everything now, but there is openings and questions to be asked. There have already been questions over how long it took to get the bodies of the fallen American soldiers from the place of fire. Also, the aftermath of the ambush opening a lot of questions.

That we will know more with time and hope this get investigated, as there are many leads and many more questions arising, as the Department of Defense should have own intelligence on the ambush and the days before. Since, they are there together with the Niger’s own military and French soldiers, these are all in the Sahel region to clear militant Islamist’s there. Clearly, there are some intelligence that is left our or clearly not studied. Since the CRS report are a stripped report. There has already been reported about the ambushes and local chiefs interfering on behalf Islamist’s in the area. This has been overshadowed in this report.

That this report also not look into the failure of human intelligence, because of this Niger ambushed could have been warned against and the troubles in Tongo Tongo close to the border of Mali. Together with the ambush of motorcycles and other reports, that has been neglected. Proves that the CRS are trying to stifle information or not investigate it at all. Just going by the information of different sources in the days after, you could get more intelligence of it, than by the CRS. Therefore, the report didn’t tell much, just showing what official sources within the DoD. Peace.

Reference:

Congressional Research Service – ‘Niger: Frequently Asked Questions About the October 2017 Attack on U.S. Soldiers’ (27.10.2017)

Ethiopian troops enters Somalia to reinforce offensive against the Al-Shabaab!

The Ethiopian Armed Forces has returned and arrived again on Somali soil. This after a call between EPRDF and the Transitional Government in Mogadishu. Clearly, the Al-Shabaab insurgency is out of control with the two recent bombings in the Republic. That the Somali President Faramaajo has to call on Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn to send troops into Somalia. This is after even the mandate of AMISOM is strong and Kenyan presence is there. Certainly, the Somali government has weaken their position and the strengthen of own troops must be hurt by this. As the Ethiopian government sends 1000 troops into Somali territory.

The AMISOM apparently needs the support of Ethiopia and Kenya to achieve their goals of stopping Al-Shabaab, they cannot do it without, as the government haven’t the trained soldiers or the bullets to do so themselves. That is evident as the Ethiopian soldiers are pouring into Somalia. You can wonder who are paying the salaries and fixing the equipment of the armed combatants there. They are usually not fighting wars for free. Especially not from a broke state and with massive demonstrations as Ethiopia. At this moment, this must be giving funding to a broke state and also help them with diplomatic support to facilitate and help the Federation of Somalia. Clearly, it cannot be keep the horn peaceful, as the soldiers themselves has been used in Amhara and Oromia to quell demonstrators over the recent years, killing civilians and tormenting them. We will see what they will achieve and when the conference call for the operations is launched.

ESAT News (November 2, 2017) Hundreds of Ethiopian troops have crossed into Somalia help new offensive by the Somali government against Al-Shabaab militants. The VOA report quoted residents in the border town of Dolow, in Somalia’s Gedo region, as saying that they saw at least 30 vehicles carrying Ethiopian troops crossing into Somalia late Tuesday. The locals estimate that about 1000 Ethiopian troops have entered Somalia on Tuesday” (ESAT, 02.11.2017).

Regional authorities contacted by VOA on Wednesday confirmed the new Ethiopian military movements.“The Ethiopian troops as a part of AMISOM have already been in the region, and their current movement is part of the response to the Somali president’s call for a massive attack on al-Shabab militants,” said Mohamed Husein al-Qadi, the deputy governor of Gedo region” (DireTube, 02.11.2017).

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Border residents say thousands of Ethiopian troops have crossed into Somalia to accompany a large-scale offensive against al-Shabab extremists. The offensive comes after a truck bombing in Somalia’s capital last month killed more than 350 people. Somalia’s president has visited countries in the expanse to seek more military sustain. Abdullahi Yusuf, an elder in Luq town, says Ethiopian troops in tanks and armored vehicles passed by Thursday morning toward southwestern Somalia” (Uxcnc.com, 02.11.2017).

We can wonder if the United States or any other sponsor of AMISOM asked the President of Somalia to this call, to again call upon the Ethiopian troops to clear the streets as they have done in the past. As they did for instance in 2006, 2011 and 2016, and so on. This to get rid of Somali problems, but leaving power-vacuum and opening up for more violence. As long as they have come in either as invading force, supported by Americans like in 2006 or other times. They have not left Somalia better, but more wounded ready to taken by other warlords or other leaders who has had their selfishness instead of building government.

We can wonder if this will bring any hope or be used for greater Ethiopian pride, if he EPRDF are using this or the TPLF are using this as a deflection from the problems in their state. The Ethiopian state is not a great stage right now. The demonstrations and the killings of civilians continue as well as activists are detained together with opposition leaders. The Ethiopian leadership needs this conflict with Al-Shabaab to look good and also possibly make people forget their own actions against their own citizens.

We can wonder what the Somali President are considering and his motives behind getting Ethiopian forces as well, as the AMISOM and Kenyan forces on his soil. There are lots of foreign forces protecting the Somali life, they are there paid by foreign donors, therefore their loyalty isn’t to the Transitional Government, but to the donors. When the donors stop, they will leave and fight conflicts elsewhere. While the Somali government are also trying to change the regional leadership in the federation to make sure they are more Mogadishu friendly and not as independent to make agreement with foreign nations without the permission of Mogadishu, as the DP World contract is evident off.

We can just wonder how long the Ethiopian forces will be on Somali soil and to what extent their mandate is, as the AMISOM and the Al-Shabaab vows is not over. Peace.

Retired Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Herbert Rheno Karugaba’s response to the IGP’s NBS TV 1/1/2017 Interview.

Communiqué on the Meeting between the Chairperson of the AUC and the President of the CENI of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (01.11.2017)

South Sudan: National Salvation Front/Army (NAS) – “On Clashes with Kiir” (30.10.2017)

Burundi: Les Familles des Victimes et leurs Avocats Maintiennent leur Confiance dans La Justice Internationale (27.10.2017)

Haki Africa will monitor Mombasa and Coast Region during 26th October Election (25.10.2017)

26th October Elections: Sudden rapid changes in the last 48 hours, because of that, postponing it should the agenda!

James Orengo: “There is no position of a deputy national returning officer in regards to presidential elections. Making tomorrow a public holiday was in anticipation of the Supreme Court sitting tomorrow” (KTN News, 24.10.2017).

You can wonder what happen to the Foreign Envoys who defended the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) yesterday. They we’re all in the room, even the EU representative was defending the changes of the IEBC, clearly that wasn’t true. As the EU Election Observation Mission for the 26th October Election is scaling down to technical mission for Results Transmission Systems and checking declaration forms. While the Commonwealth have today pulled their whole team out of the election.

This is happening as the Court Justice David Maraga are pushing for a case where they are testing the legality of the current election in the Supreme Court tomorrow. Even as the nation are planned to have public holiday on the 25th and 26th October 2017, this has been gazetted by Acting CS Fred Matiangi just recently. While that has happen someone ambushed and shot at Deputy Court Justice Philomena Mwilu and her bodyguard is now at the hospital. She was not in the car, but sends the signal of what is going on. Even, Matiangi’s house in Kisii has been put on by arsonists.

Also, Amason Kingi and Boni Khalwale has both been arrested, these haven’t had charges that comes out the public. The KTN has been blocked from airing a documentary on the killing of Chis Msando of the IEBC. Mombasa Magistrate Court is blocked by the Police there, as they preparing for the Supreme Court tomorrow. In Kisumu yesterday a Catholic Priest Father Oduor was killed, he was an outspoken father against the government for the killings done in Kisumu.

Even without caring about the amount of time it takes for nominations in the law before the polls, the IEBC has declared this today: “IEBC OFFICIALLY gazettes Cyrus Jirongo of United Democratic Party as candidate in the October 26 repeat presidential” (NationBreakingNews, 24.10.2017). And the IEBC continues their reckless drive as today they also amendment themselves with the sudden appointment of Consolata N.B. Maina as the Deputy National Returning Officer today, even if the IEBC said they gazetted her on the 27th June of 2017. All of this just happened two days ahead of polls. You can imagine why they had to hold this to the last minute and had it scheduled at this time. When they had a month and such to reform. We are allowed to be skeptic about his new found actions.

While this happen today the High Court did dismiss a case made by Pokot South MP David Pkosing, where the IEBC would have to put National Super Alliance and Presidential Candidate Raila Odinga back on the ballot, but because of case and what the NASA has done to the IEBC. They didn’t have a case to begin with, therefore it was dismissed since she had no grounds for it.

Today was also the third day of arrival of ballot paper from the printing company. This was picked up by a Kenya Airways plane and delivered on the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi. Today the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) has warned anyone who plans to interfere or create violence during the next few days will be prosecuted and taken to court. The warning of interference and intimidation has been foretold and therefore, the DPP has had to address it. Even Communications Authority has put stern warnings of spreading hate speech and other vicious content on social media in the election period.

This has all happen as the Dr. Roselyn Akombe revelation has not been consider, as her implications of the IEBC Secretariat and also the tenders to the same companies as the 8th August 2017. There are very little different and sending CEO Ezra Chiloba away, who learned all the tricks of Ahmed Hassan Isaack. Like people have forgotten that these two worked closely together in the past. Chairman Wafula Chebukati haven’t been really promising either and his recent statements has put even more doubts of credible elections. Since the IEBC haven’t followed all the stated orders from the Supreme Court from 1st September 2017, like opening the servers who was connected to the Jubilee Party hired agent and spin-doctors Cambridge Analytica, while the revealing standards of the KIEMS of OT Morpho haven’t been well received, as they together with Safaricom agreement we’re questionable as well. There we’re nothing promising the RTS system, combined with the logging-in of Chiloba and other in the IEBC Secretariat during the counting of the ballots and results. As well as how the IEBC Portal lacked transparency and also proof of their results. There we’re even double forms and dubious ones uploaded. Very little has been promised that this will be better during the 26th October 2017. Even if Akombe has left and Chiloba is on paid leave.

Still, with all these movement and all these actions, as the elections are getting nearer. The Jubilee Party has not commented directly on all of this. The actions should be questioning, as the EOM are scaling down or even leaving. As the security is threaten of the people who might judge unfavorable of the ruling regime. The IEBC are clearly acting without consideration of the laws, when they even add another person on the ballot just two days ahead, as the last batch of ballots appear. I wonder, do they fix the ballots who came before the order to fit the judgment made today in the High Court.

All of the violence and arrests. Combined with the killings of even an outspoken priest. Show there are no stone left turned to secure the Jubilee victory, they will cheat and rig to win. But unless there happens a deep killing of CJ Maraga and his people tomorrow as the Courts are opening. If not the Police are blocking the entrance of the Supreme Court. So that they don’t get in.

No signs sends today is of a credible election, the sparking fear and the problematic security operations. Combined with trying to assassinate a Deputy Court Justice on the streets of Nairobi. Really sends bad signals. That the EOM has acted so glacier slow is beyond me, but they have their blind eyes and suddenly had an Epiphany and found God. Therefore, they have to into hiding and pray. Who knows why they haven’t seen all this before and though the Jubilee would give up the second term of Kenyatta simply. Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto are using all means, while putting no official pressure on the IEBC. That is why the Jubilee has attacked the Supreme Court and NASA since 1st September, but kept the IEBC untouched. Because they benefit them and will work for them.

There is nothing trustworthy of the 26th October elections and polls. The Returning Officers and whole system seems ready to make the results fitting Jubilee again. The Security Forces are prepared and we can just wonder what happens tomorrow. The news today has been heavy and come breaking news every hour. No rest in this manner and will be hectic tomorrow too as we can wonder what will happen if the Supreme Court validates the case and orders a new postponed elections. What will the IEBC and the Jubilee do. As they are prepared for a birthday bash for Kenyatta. Peace.

Opinion: The Draconian State will blame Besigye for the deaths at Rukungiri! [Taken from Naggalama Police Station to Rukungiri Magistrate Court and rumored detained at Luzira]

Police have refused to take court summons for a petition filed by Dr Kizza Besigye over his continued detention. Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago says that the DPC and OC CID refused to sign documents…” (Daily Monitor, 24.10.2017).

Police investigating Besigye’s role in Rukungiri man’s death. The force is also holding, Dr Kizza Besigye, Ingrid Turinawe, Patrick Amuriat and a district councillor Innocent Tashobya on various charges including murder” (NTV Uganda, 24.10.2017).

As we speak there are uncertainty, but some knowledge that the Opposition leader and former Presidential Candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye is taken from Mukono and Naggalama Police Station. Where he has been detained since Thursday evening, together with Patrick Amuriat Oboi and Ingrid Turinawe. They have all been there on various charges and not allowed bonds or bail. They have all been put in vans earlier today and reported to be taken back to Rukungiri Magistrate Court. Who are prepared to file charges and send them directly to Luzira after the trial. The same is most likely happening in Luzira , where the magistrate court is prepared for a short trial, before putting them in Maximum Prison facility there. Somewhere Besigye was last year awaiting his treason charge, a case that is yet to processed and finished by the courts.

So Besigye are continued prosecuted and his freedoms are taken away. This together with his fellow opposition leader, the FDC Presidential Candidate POA and activist Ingrid Turinawe. They are all taken as high risk criminals and murderers. While they we’re only part of a peaceful rally and planning to continue the internal election of Presidential Election inside the FDC.

You know something is wrong when someone who was shot at while driving without weapons we’re able to kill and secondly, that someone who came in peace for a rally. Would kill with his car, when it was bullet wounds that killed the citizen. The one crime they are putting on Besigye. We all knows that the State feels the pain of their decision, since the state wouldn’t pay damages of 10 million shillings to the family of the deceased if they we’re innocent. That would just be foolish, they we’re trying to patch up their hurt. And would the IGP Kale Kayihura sack his DPC of Rukungiri, if he was innocent in his actions and his officers? Seemingly, their message and their arrest of Besigye doesn’t make common sense and the evidence against him must be fake or fraud, if they have any.

While I am saying this, the van has stopped and there are reports that Besigye is airlifted to Rukungiri. If you feel similar as he was last year, when he was airlifted from Moroto to Luzira. Most likely similar activity will happen from the state. Since they are acting with swift force and will make sure he can be locked-up in a Maximum Prison Facility that the Luzira has. This is to make sure he cannot spread his idea or his position towards stopping of the age limit. The NRM and Police wouldn’t act like this if they didn’t fear him and his popularity. They would have let him be and given him space. Instead, he is now taken and charged on forged charges.

This is the draconian state, he has been kept of 48 hours, the same with fellow opposition members. Who deserves as much justice as Besigye, but Besigye is the key suspect and key target of the state. They will make this ill accusation to make way to silence his efforts and take away his liberties and freedom. Even if they cannot even make a case in the wildest dreams. Still, this is a nightmare that continues, as the man of defiance will be behind bars. Just the length of it and how much it will cost this time. Is something we can question. As the state continue to torment him and torture him without any proper charges.

There are reports that some have planned to assassinate Besigye, I hope that will not happen. They already aimed very well in Rukungiri, as the back-window of his white van. The placing of the bullet is showing how much the police officer aimed last week. Therefore, the idea isn’t far fetched, but that Besigye is airlifted should be safe, even if there are reports in the past that President Museveni has used excuses and not released other news for sudden fall of airplanes and helicopters of his enemies. Like there are rumors of others Museveni has made fall this way. Therefore, if that would happen, we would know that ones in the past would his orders too.

We better hope that the people’s president is flying safe to Rukungiri and that the he will return safely as first reported. That they will forge a murder charge and stifle him in Luzira, as the Age Limit motion is soon flying high in Parliament. So that the NRM can kill the Constitution and make in the flesh of Museveni, instead of being document made for all citizens and not just for the President.

We just have to hope, it is enough hurt to again arrest and detain him without proper procedure and without caring about rule of law. There are new reports that the Judge at the Rukungiri Magistrate Court, does not want to rule in favor of the state. So he has run away from charging Besigye. This is happening right now.

We just have to wait and see. What will happen is certainly not anything positive because the state wishes Besigye and his comrades ill. We just have to wait. Peace.

A look into the Niger Ambush!

Well, there is often now, when it comes to the assistance and the help from United States Army, it is less planned, but more erratic just like their President. The Commander-in-Chief, President Donald J. Trump is behind the mess created and the death, he is the last to order and sanction the violence. If the US Army is behind a mess in Yemen, it is on his hour, if its done bad in Niger, it is still on his watch.

Just like Hillary Clinton was in a mess in Libya, this is a story of how the United States might have inflicted much harm in Niger, without intelligence and backgrounds checks. Clearly, it must have been something gone wrong, when they are ambushed happen and there are conflicting reports of it. We cannot know everything now. Since the investigations of the different security organization will start. As well, as the Trump Administration are in high gear of deflections and trying to silence the story. Because, this is damaging reports. Not only his lack of compassion to the families of the lost soldiers in battle, but also the lack of collecting intelligence before striking at the enemies during conflict.

Here is some of the key aspects we can for now take from the Niger ambush. This is not the whole story, but some pieces of the puzzle, to make sense of the manner, the Special Forces operated and the AFRICOM Battalion that is stationed in Niger. Hope this gives you some sense of it all.

Context:

News reports indicate that the attack occurred near the town of Tongo Tongo (see Figure 1), in a border region where a number of armed groups are active. These include locally-led factions affiliated Al Qaeda and the Islamic State organization, ethnic militias, separatist rebels, drug traffickers, smugglers, and bandits, with the lines between these categories often blurred. (See CRS In Focus IF10172, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Related Groups.) Islamist armed groups regularly conduct attacks against local targets—notably focusing on government officials, prisons, schools, and individuals accused of collaborating with the state or with French-led counterterrorism operations —and against U.N. peacekeepers in Mali. Some analysts assert that the often heavy-handed counterterrorism approach of local security forces has contributed to worsening instability” (Arieff, 2017)

First Official statement:

On Oct. 4, three (3) U.S. service members and one partner nation member were killed while the U.S. was providing advice and assistance to Nigerien security force counter-terror operations, approximately 200 km north of Niamey, in southwest Niger. Additionally, two U.S. service members were injured and evacuated in stable condition to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany” (U.S. Embassy in Niger, 2017).

Niger Ministry of Defense Statement:

On Tuesday, October 03, 2017, a patrol of the defense and security forces and US partners operating in the Mali-Niger border zone was ambushed by terrorist elements on board a dozen vehicles and twenty motorcycles. height of Tongo Tongo village located about 80 km northwest of Ouallam. After intense fighting during which the elements of the joint patrol showed courage and an exemplary combativeness, the balance is established as follows: FDS four (4) dead, eight (8) wounded, partners American three (3) dead, two (2) wounded. In this painful circumstance, the President of the Republic, Head of State, Supreme Chief of the Armed Forces and the Government offer their deepest condolences to the families of the disappeared and wish a speedy recovery to the wounded. They welcome the commitment of the American partners alongside our defense and security forces, they reiterate their strong support and encouragement to the entire defense and security forces in their mission of defending the integrity of the national territory and strategic partners for their continued support for peace and stability in the region” (FAN, 2017).

Report in LA Times the day after:

Officials hoped the missing U.S. Army Special Forces operative might still be hiding in the dense brush, rather than taken captive, and launched a massive search-and-rescue mission with aerial drones and other aircraft, as well as Nigerien ground forces. The death of four Green Berets in remote West Africa marks the worst single loss of U.S. forces under fire since President Trump took office. The president was briefed on the search and the discovery of the body, officials said. The casualties came as a heavy blow to the insular special operations community that increasingly shoulders the burden of America’s counter-terrorism operations overseas. The four fatalities, as well as two wounded Green Berets, were in the 3rd Special Forces Group based in Ft. Bragg, N.C” (Hennigan, 2017).

Chad Pulls out troops:

The development comes after the US slammed a travel ban on its citizens. Chad defence officials have not given a reason for this action, but it is believed that it could weaken the fight against the insurgents. Residents say the withdrawal of the troops had already impacted on Niger’s Diffa region, which has seen a series of attacks by Boko Haram crossing over from their base in Nigeria” (NAN, 2017).

Conflicting reports:

Eventually, after talking to the village chief, the troops got into their vehicles to return to their base, a two-hour drive. But less than five minutes after they drove out of the village, the convoy was ambushed by a group that outnumbered them two to one. About 100 armed insurgents, many of whom were on motorbikes — two or three people a bike — as well as others in about 10 sport utility vehicles, surrounded the convoy. They were armed with heavy weapons, including anti aircraft weaponry as well as rocket-propelled grenades, according to a Nigerien official. Soldiers in the joint patrol were riding in military vehicles as well as civilian Land Cruisers from the American Embassy. The firefight lasted two to three hours, the Nigerien official said, until a response unit from the military base arrived for reinforcements. French helicopters arrived to evacuate the dead and wounded as well as other soldiers” (Searcey, Cooper & Schmitt, 2017).

Lack of Intelligence in West Africa:

That very same evaluation additionally raised concern that solely 20-30 per cent of the US ISR’s intelligence, surveillance and recognition necessities have been met. UU. of the US (ISR). “This limits situational understanding, assist operations and presents no risk indications and warnings,” the command warned, including that the state of affairs is most severe in West Africa, the place the military of states United has roughly 1,000 individuals concerned in a dozen operations in a area of 9 nations. Nigerian officers have stated that the ambush on four October was on account of a “failure of human intelligence.” This useful resource hole “forces our workers to return to pricey and ineffective advert hoc options,” the command instructed lawmakers” (DrFeed, 2017)

I think these clips from different sources say a lot and shows that the neglect and the importance of collecting intelligence. As well, as knowing the intent of the locals and their loyalty towards the insurgents. Therefore, the joint-command brigade was ambushed. There will come more intelligence and more information, that will show the damaging information that is for now left out. Unless, the United States wants to hide their acts. The dead soldiers will not return, not matter what you do, but to see the causes and the reasons for their demise could be learning curve for the military and their operatives.

We cannot know everything now, but we will with time, as the investigations and the revealing intelligence will come to forward. Clearly, the White House wouldn’t touch this in the beginning, because they knew of the their misbehavior and has since tried to deflect it. Especially, since their own President has assaulted Clinton for her actions in Libya, this could be seen as similar and be alike. Therefore, the smear-campaign and questionable acts was taken to Congress in various committees, the same should appear in this case. But don’t expect it, because the Republican are still loyal to their President. However, if that turns and their show compassion and care for their Republic. They would have dozens of investigations and also look into the ambush. The reasons and the orders that was given, also why the people lost their lives in the village of Tongo Tongo close to the border of Mali, inside Niger. Peace.

Reference:

Arieff, Alexis – ‘Attack on U.S. Soldiers in Niger: Context and Issues for Congress’ (05.10.2017) link:https://fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/IN10797.pdf

DrFeed – ‘Months Before Niger Attack, The US Military Warned Congress It Needed More Resources’ (20.10.2017) link: https://drfeed.com/months-before-niger-attack-the-us-military-warned-congress-it-needed-more-resources/

NAN – ‘Chad withdraws troops fighting Boko Haram in Niger’ (13.10.2017) link: https://www.google.no/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=16&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwi0heD73YHXAhVFEpoKHTj5CMA4ChAWCEswBQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecable.ng%2Fchad-withdraws-troops-fighting-boko-haram-niger&usg=AOvVaw3ux55sdZINC2y_S7jgE1zH

Hennigan, W.J. -’Missing U.S. commando found dead in Niger desert two days after deadly ambush’ (06.10.2017) link: http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-missing-soldier-found-20171006-story.html

Searcey, Dionne, Cooper, Helene & Eric Schmitt – ‘Conflicting Accounts in Niger Ambush Are Subject of Pentagon Investigation’ (20.10.2017) link: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/world/africa/niger-ambush-conflicting-accounts.html

FAN – ‘Communiqué du Ministère de la Défense Nationale du Niger suite à l’attaque des FDS à Tongo tongo’ (05.10.2017) link: http://www.iciniger.com/communique-ministere-de-defense-nationale-niger-suite-a-lattaque-fds-a-tongo-tongo/

U.S. Embassy in Niger – ‘U.S. Africa Command Statement on Situation in Niger’ (05.10.2017) link: https://ne.usembassy.gov/u-s-africa-command-statement-situation-niger/