WASHINGTON — Dramatic new drone video of the Niger ambush that killed four American soldiers shows U.S. forces desperately trying to escape and fighting for their lives after friendly Nigerien forces mistook them for the enemy. The video depicts for the first time the harrowing hours as troops held off their enemy and waited for rescue. During the firefight, a number of the Nigeriens escaped by truck, but four U.S. and four Nigerien troops were gunned down. The video depicts seven American forces and four Nigeriens fleeing on foot, under heavy mortar and small arms fire. It also described multiple acts of heroism, as the members of the outmanned and outgunned Army Special Forces team struggled to protect and rescue one another.

Source: National Post May 17, 2018 22:06 UTC