US troops conducted 26 missions in Niger over the last six months

Military Times: U.S. forces carried out nearly 26 missions over the last six months in the region of Niger where an Oct. 4 ambush killed four American soldiers, Pentagon officials said Thursday.

The 26 missions were conducted in the general location where the ambush took place but not the exact region, said Marine Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie Jr., director of the Joint Staff, during a televised press briefing at the Pentagon.

The information from McKenzie comes as U.S. officials continue to investigate the incident that left four U.S. soldiers dead. The soldiers were on a joint patrol with Nigerien forces when they were ambushed near the Mali-Niger border.

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