{"id":86942,"date":"2018-04-26T22:45:04","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T22:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/26\/mattis-says-military-addressing-issues-found-in-niger-attack\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:56:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:56:44","slug":"mattis-says-military-addressing-issues-found-in-niger-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/04\/26\/mattis-says-military-addressing-issues-found-in-niger-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Mattis says military addressing issues found in Niger attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. military is addressing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/03\/06\/probe-finds-deadly-niger-mission-lacked-proper-approval\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">problems brought to light<\/a> after the Niger attack last year that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/03\/05\/leaked-isis-propaganda-video-allegedly-shows-deaths-of-us-troops-in-niger-ambush\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">killed four American service members<\/a>, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told Congress Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018We have found what we believe to be the crux of the problems \u2014 not problem but problems \u2014 that contributed to this,\u201d Mattis told the Senate Armed Services Committee. \u201cIt was not a delegation of authority problem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result, he said, \u201cwe know immediately how to address\u201d those problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mattis also told the committee that the Trump administration will continue providing troops to African nations and there may be temporary increases in forces. He said he expects no significant, permanent increase.<\/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\/2018\/04\/26\/in-niger-attack-risk-taking-culture-and-complacency-led-to-deadly-ambush\/\" 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=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_17293012757841.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\">In Niger attack, risk-taking culture and complacency led to deadly ambush<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Low-level commanders \u201ctook liberties to get operations approved through the chain of command.\u201d<\/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\">Congressional committees have received the 200-page summary on the Niger attack, and victims\u2019 families are being briefed on the investigation results this week. The full report is about 6,300 pages long, including interviews and information gathered across three continents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials have said the report found breakdowns in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2018\/03\/06\/africom-4-star-faces-questions-on-us-troops-killed-in-niger-ambush\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">mission approval process<\/a> and other failures. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss conclusions not yet publicly released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to officials, the investigation concludes the Army Special Forces team didn\u2019t get required senior command approval for their risky mission to capture a high-level Islamic State militant. U.S. special operations forces have been advising and working with local troops on the continent, including in Niger, for a number of years.<\/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\">The four U.S. soldiers and four Nigerien troops were killed Oct. 4 about 120 miles (200 kilometers) north of Niamey, Niger\u2019s capital, when they were attacked by as many as 100 Islamic State-linked militants traveling by vehicle and carrying small arms and rocket-propelled grenade launchers. Two other American soldiers and eight Nigerien forces were wounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials have said no one has yet been punished in connection with the failures linked to the mission and the attack. Once all of the families have been briefed and an unclassified version of the report is made public, any discipline decisions would be made by senior commanders at U.S. Special Operations Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Killed in the attack were Staff Sgt. Bryan C. Black, 35, of Puyallup, Washington; Staff Sgt. Jeremiah W. Johnson, 39, of Springboro, Ohio; Staff Sgt. Dustin M. Wright, 29, of Lyons, Georgia; and Army Sgt. La David T. Johnson, 25, of Miami Gardens, Florida. La David Johnson became separated from the others as he fought and ran for cover in the brush. He was gunned down, but his body wasn\u2019t found until two days later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black and Wright were Army Green Berets. 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