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[140] [141] He was killed by French forces in a mid-2021 raid and a 45-minute video of the 2017 incident was recovered. [ 142 ] A senior IS-GS commander Abu Huzeifa, on whom the US had placed a $5 million bounty for his role in the ambush, was killed in April 2024 in a joint operation by forces of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso.
Green Beret is the colloquial name used for members of the U.S. Army Special Forces. Green Berets conduct commando-style raids to attack enemy targets as well as reconnaissance missions behind ...
Gen. Joseph Dunford said officials are seeking to answer whether the mission changed and why one of the fallen soldiers was separated from the unit.
A propaganda video released by the Islamic State terrorist group shows part of the attack that killed four American soldiers in Niger last year.
On February 2, 2017, U.S. commando Shawn Thomas was killed and another injured in a non-combat vehicle accident in Niger. [52] On December 9, 2018 a French soldier was killed and a US servicemember was injured in a car accident in northern Niger, near Arlit. Both the French and US military are probing the incident as drinking while driving related.
On May 1, 2021, at least sixteen Nigerien soldiers were killed in an ambush in Intoussan, Tillabéri Region, Niger by the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara.Nigerien officials reported the ambush as initially being located in Tillia, Tahoua Region, although footage from the attack posted by ISGS later showed the ambush occurring in Intoussan.
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On February 8, 2013, fighting broke out between the Red Berets of Mali's 33rd Parachute Commando Regiment and the Green Berets in the military camp in Djicoroni, Bamako, Mali. The Red Berets supported the regime of Amadou Toumani Touré, who was overthrown in a coup led by Amadou Sanogo and supported by the Green Berets in 2012.