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ISGS Ambush Kills 4 US Special Forces and 4 Nigerien Soldiers at Tongo Tongo
An ISGS force of 50+ fighters ambushes a 12-man US Special Forces patrol and Nigerien troops near Tongo Tongo in Niger's Tillabéri Region. Four US soldiers (Sgt. La David Johnson and three others) are killed — the largest single US combat loss in Africa since Somalia in 1993. The ambush triggers a congressional investigation into the expanding US military footprint in West Africa.
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- T1 Pentagon Investigation Report Official
- T2 New York Times Major