{"id":46764,"date":"2017-11-08T23:16:52","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T23:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2017\/11\/08\/dod-niger-investigation-to-be-completed-by-january-2018\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:57:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:57:50","slug":"dod-niger-investigation-to-be-completed-by-january-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2017\/11\/08\/dod-niger-investigation-to-be-completed-by-january-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon: Niger investigation to be completed by January 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The military\u2019s official investigation into a deadly Oct. 4 ambush in Niger is likely to extend into January 2018, the Pentagon said Wednesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maj. Gen. Roger Cloutier Jr., chief of staff for U.S. Africa Command, is leading the 15-6 investigation to answer why the 12-person U.S. Special Forces team and 30 Nigerien partnered forces ended up in an hours-long firefight with what the Pentagon suspects were Islamic State-affiliated militants.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2017\/10\/07\/pentagon-identifies-fourth-soldier-killed-in-niger-attack\/\" 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=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SGT-Johnson-La-David.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\">Pentagon identifies fourth soldier killed in Niger attack<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Pentagon on Saturday released the name of the fourth soldier killed this week on a joint U.S. and Nigerien patrol.<\/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\">The high-profile ambush generated political controversy in the U.S. Overseas, it resulted in the U.S. military increasing its defensive posture in the area and Niger requesting the military operate armed drones above it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Sgt. 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