{"id":43305,"date":"2018-03-05T20:48:48","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T20:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/05\/leaked-isis-propaganda-video-allegedly-shows-deaths-of-us-troops-in-niger-ambush\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:26:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:26:37","slug":"leaked-isis-propaganda-video-allegedly-shows-deaths-of-us-troops-in-niger-ambush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/03\/05\/leaked-isis-propaganda-video-allegedly-shows-deaths-of-us-troops-in-niger-ambush\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaked ISIS propaganda video allegedly shows deaths of US troops in Niger ambush"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>[Editor\u2019s note: <\/b><i>Military Times is neither posting nor linking to the alleged video, which ISIS released as propaganda. Our reporters have analyzed the video in an attempt to dispel rumors and correct the record.<\/i><b>]<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/2018\/01\/13\/islamic-state-group-offshoot-claims-attack-on-us-soldiers-in-niger\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Islamic State<\/a> on Sunday circulated a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/01\/24\/africom-is-investigating-isis-claims-that-it-has-video-of-the-4-us-soldiers-killed-in-niger\/\" title=\"\" class=\"selected-link\" target=\"_blank\">propaganda video<\/a> on social media that allegedly depicts the Oct. 4 Niger ambush near the village of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/02\/27\/jack-of-all-trades-poignant-clip-from-nat-geo-documentary-highlights-soldier-killed-in-niger-ambush\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Tongo Tongo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The video, which appears to be helmet camera footage from one of the four U.S. soldiers killed during the ambush, is heavily edited, chopping out significant portions of time, and does not account for the entire event in full detail. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What the video does appear to show is a team of U.S. special operators, armed with only M4 carbines, one M320 grenade launcher and low visibility vehicles for cover, pitted against an overwhelming enemy force. Absent heavy weapons and air support, the team appeared outgunned and isolated from their convoy\u2019s main element.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the video does dispel some rumors and initial reports, including that the U.S. troops did not have body armor, many questions still remain regarding the mission\u2019s purpose, the lack of air cover, the poor intelligence regarding enemy activity in the region, and the light armament of the U.S. force. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll of those unanswered questions should be answered when the investigation is complete and finalized and that should be in the next few weeks,\u201d Maj. Sheryll Klinkel, a Pentagon spokeswoman, told Military Times. \u201cAgain, we\u2019re just trying to make sure the family is fully briefed of all those details first, then Congress, and then the public.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2017\/10\/25\/mission-in-niger-is-one-special-forces-have-engaged-in-since-jfk\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635836359174700598-dfn-nigeriajpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Mission in Niger is one Special Forces have engaged in \u2018since JFK\u2019<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The deaths of four U.S. soldiers in Niger in an early October ambush has cast a spotlight on a once-obscure mission in the West African nation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a separate statement to Military Times, Pentagon officials said they were aware of the video but would not confirm the authenticity of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe release of these materials demonstrates the depravity of the enemy we are fighting. We encourage the news media to deny ISIS a propaganda success by not purchasing, showing or bringing undue attention to these images as it re-victimizes the affected families, amplifies IS atrocities and aids in their recruiting,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Copies of the video have proliferated since the initial leak. Several media outlets have opted to show the video but edited out the ISIS propaganda soundtrack. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2017\/10\/26\/us-troops-conducted-26-missions-in-niger-over-the-last-six-months\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3898668.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US troops conducted 26 missions in Niger over the last six months<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">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.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile ISIS is suffering significant losses in both personnel and territory, they continue to use propaganda videos as a desperate recruiting tool,\u201d the Pentagon said. \u201cWe ask that the media, the public and all responsible entities not aid these terrorists&#8217; recruiting efforts by viewing or bringing attention to these images.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Military Times has decided not to post the video, there remain lessons to be learned from reviewing the incident.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the video, the team appears to have become separated from the main convoy. Two vehicles, with roughly three to four troops in each, dismount, take cover behind their vehicles and attempt to roll them forward under fire. The editing makes it difficult to track the soldiers\u2019 movements, and the video eventually cuts to a Toyota Land Cruiser in a slow roll while three U.S. soldiers engage the enemy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"767\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18013657879901.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18013657879901.jpg.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18013657879901.jpg.jpg?resize=300,120 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18013657879901.jpg.jpg?resize=768,307 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18013657879901.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,409 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18013657879901.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,614 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &#8211; These images provided by the U.S. Army show, from left, Staff Sgt. Bryan C. Black, 35, of Puyallup, Wash.; Staff Sgt. Jeremiah W. Johnson, 39, of Springboro, Ohio; Sgt. La David Johnson of Miami Gardens, Fla.; and Staff Sgt. Dustin M. Wright, 29, of Lyons, Ga. All four were killed in Niger, when a joint patrol of American and Niger forces was ambushed on Oct. 4, 2017,  by militants believed linked to the Islamic State group.  The Mauritanian Nouakchott News Agency reported Friday, Jan. 12, 2018 that Abu al-Walid al-Sahrawi with the self-professed IS affiliate claimed responsibility for the Oct. 4 ambush about 120 miles (200 kilometers) north of Niger&#8217;s capital, Niamey.  (U.S. Army via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. troops appear to be maneuvering toward a red smoke grenade, perhaps as a rallying point amidst the confusion or to mark their position before a potential airstrike. Regardless, after one of the soldiers goes down and another is wounded, the two remaining look close to being overrun and make a break for a nearby tree line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two soldiers do not bound backwards, a tactic in which they would normally provide covering fire for one another as they run individually. Instead, they sprint, possibly because they were being pursued by too many militants to justify the delay of periodically stopping to fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventually, the individual with the helmet camera, suffering from unknown wounds, appears to fall and re-engage the militants. The footage ends after it appears the soldier with the camera succumbed to his wounds. Militants surround him and fire at point-blank range. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After assessing the footage, a former Marine Raider told Military Times, \u201cI think whatever security assessment they got was incomplete or inaccurate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Facing a numerically superior force, U.S. troops normally have air assets to provide close air support. It remains unclear why aircraft were not able to support the U.S.-led team in a timely manner after the engagement began. Physical distance, poor communications, and a reliance on French aircraft possibly compounded the delayed response time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior reports state that the patrol had traveled roughly 120 miles north of Niamey<span class=\"js-paste-start-DCX7HTZQLVHCZDTWLPJFIBYJ5A\">, the capital,<span class=\"js-paste-end-DCX7HTZQLVHCZDTWLPJFIBYJ5A\"> on Oct. 3 to meet with local leaders before the morning ambush on Oct. 4 near the Nigerien <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2017\/09\/18\/american-commandos-face-complicated-mission-in-mali\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\">border with Mali<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the time, Libya and Somalia were the only two regions where U.S. aircraft had authority to launch kinetic strikes. That policy appears to have been revised in light of the ambush, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/global\/mideast-africa\/2017\/12\/01\/us-official-niger-oks-armed-drones-for-takeoff-from-its-capital\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Pentagon received permission<\/a> from the government of Niger to begin flying armed drones from Niamey late last year.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another policy that may face revision is the use of lightly armored, low visibility vehicles. Oshkosh M-ATVs, for instance, could be more appropriate for the evolving threat environment in Africa. Low visibility civilian vehicles may be of little benefit when the forces operating such vehicles are in distinctly American uniforms and place high visibility military items, like satellite antennas, on their vehicles\u2019 exteriors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The upcoming Niger report will hopefully shed more light on the events leading up to the ambush, as well as what can be learned to avoid future disasters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Islamic State released a propaganda video Sunday that allegedly depicts the Oct. 4 ambush near the village of Tongo Tongo, Niger, that killed four U.S. 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