The Pentagon confirmed Thursday that a second U.S. Special Operations team was in the area when a Special Forces team was ambushed in Niger earlier this month. "There are other teams that operate in Niger," Lt. Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., director of the Joint Staff, told reporters. When asked if the second team was involved in the attack, McKenzie answered, "It's involved in the timeline." The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Joe Dunford, said earlier this week that the 12-man Special Forces team was ambushed by 50 heavily armed ISIS-affiliated fighters while conducting a "reconnaissance mission." One of the fallen soldiers, Sgt.

Source: Fox News October 26, 2017 20:38 UTC