On their way back to their home base they stopped at the village of Tongo Tongo to get water. Soon after leaving Tongo Tongo, about 120 miles (200 kilometers) north of Niamey, Niger’s capital, they were ambushed by Islamic State-linked militants carrying small arms and rocket-propelled grenade launchers. La David T. Johnson, 25, of Miami Gardens, Florida; Staff Sgt. Jeremiah W. Johnson, 39, of Springboro, Ohio; and Staff Sgt. “The whole thing was a screwed-up mess,” said Arnold Wright, father of Staff Sgt.

Source: Manila Bulletin May 10, 2018 16:41 UTC