3 US special forces killed on patrol

The New York Times of the US quoted the country's military officials as saying that on October 4, three soldiers of the US Army Special Forces and two Nigerien soldiers were killed and two others were injured in an ambush in southwestern Niger, while the group was on a joint patrol.

US special forces practice combat. (Source: presstv.ir)

The US Africa Command (AFRICOM) confirmed the ambush, but did not comment on the information about the US soldiers' deaths.

Meanwhile, RFI quoted two Niger officials as saying that unknown attackers killed a number of soldiers in an area near the border with Mali.

The area where the attack took place is home to several rebel movements, including the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) group and Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).

According to Vietnam+