The soldiers, Staff Sergeant Bryan Black, 35, Staff Sergeant Jeremiah Johnson, 39, and Staff Sergeant Dustin Wright, 29, died near Tongo Tongo in western Niger on October 4. US Army Special Forces Staff Sergeant Jeremiah Johnson (left), Staff Sergeant Bryan Black (second left) and Staff Sergeant Dustin Wright (second right) died near Tongo Tongo in western Niger on October 4. Survivors believe a village leader in Tongo Tongo deliberately tried to keep the soldiers there to give Cheffou's men time to plan the attack. 'At least two of the dead American soldiers were shown stripped of their equipment and photographed by the Islamic State militants at close range. The Pentagon has yet to give a full account of what happened outside Tongo Tongo.

Source: Daily Mail March 05, 2018 19:21 UTC