STUTTGART, Germany — U.S. Africa Command has completed its long-awaited investigation of itself after the deadly Oct. 2017 ambush in Niger and has found no problems whatsoever, sources confirmed today.
In an 8-page unclassified summary of its investigation into the incident, which resulted in four American and four Nigerien soldiers killed, Africa Command found that there were a number of errors at all levels of leadership prior to the raid but each of them canceled each other out, so no blame could be assigned.
"We have looked at all the relevant information and interviewed hundreds of witnesses," said Marine Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, head of Africa Command. "And we have found that this attack was caused by ISIS alone. Having air support, heavy weapons, armored trucks, or accurate intelligence about the situation on the ground from this team's leadership would not have changed the outcome."
