The investigation criticizes two Army captains — one in charge of the 12-man unit targeted in the ambush and another at the unit's Niger headquarters — for not disclosing to superiors before they headed out that they were conducting a potentially dangerous kill-or-capture mission against Doundou Cheffou, the leader of an Islamic State affiliate who is believed to be involved in the kidnapping of a U.S. aid worker.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 10, 2018 23:03 UTC