The US military mission in Niger is under renewed scrutiny after ISIS released a video of the October 2017 ambush that killed four US soldiers. On Sunday, IS posted a video from the ambush, taken from the helmet camera of one of the slain soldiers. But the first time I saw the video, it was being used as ISIS propaganda. “The ambush in Niger has also been subject to myths, rumors, and propaganda as were events in Jordan and Benghazi. “They permeate the entire continent in various locations,” and would like to conduct operations in Europe and the US, Waldhauser told lawmakers.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 07, 2018 01:30 UTC