The U.S. military is reviewing images posted on social media purportedly showing dead American soldiers from the Oct. 4 ambush in Niger. pic.twitter.com/toJeMUNDBj — محمدمحمود أبوالمعالي (@maboulmaaly) January 24, 2018U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a statement it is aware of the images on Twitter and is investigating the claims. ADVERTISEMENT"USAFRICOM is aware of a post on Twitter purporting to show a US Soldier from the Oct. 4 ambush in Tongo Tongo, Niger," AFRICOM said in a release. The attack also wounded two other U.S. soldiers and eight Nigerian troops. In December, it was reported that the attack was likely avoidable and the result of an improperly executed mission to collect information on high-ranking ISIS militants in the region.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 24, 2018 21:06 UTC