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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. A senior U.S. defense official says the military suspects that American special forces were ambushed in Niger after someone in the village they visited told enemy fighters they were in the area. The Army Green Berets and about 30 Niger forces stopped in a village for an hour or two to get food and water after conducting an overnight reconnaissance mission. All four were killed in Niger, when a joint patrol of American and Niger forces was ambushed by militants believed linked to the Islamic State group. (U.S. Army via AP)

US suspects Niger villager betrayed Army troops

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Sen. Bob Casey (D) leaves Moses Taylor Hospital after holding a meeting about the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in Scranton, Pa., on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017. (Jake Danna Stevens/The Times & Tribune via AP) ** FILE **

Bob Casey says Congress needs to make the AUMF a priority after Niger attacks

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

The Latest: Mourners remember fallen soldier in Florida

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White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders calls on a member of the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump jabs back at ‘wacky’ congresswoman as spat rolls on

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., talks to reporters, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Wilson is standing by her statement that President Donald Trump told Myeshia Johnson, the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson killed in an ambush in Niger, that her husband &quot;knew what he signed up for.&quot; In a Wednesday morning tweet, Trump said Wilson's description of the call was &quot;fabricated.&quot; (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

The Latest: White House defends Kelly in fight over war dead

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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 by militants believed linked to the Islamic State group. (U.S. Army via AP)

Pentagon faces demands for details on deadly attack in Niger

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly's marine son was killed in 2010 when he stepped on a landmine on patrol in Afghanistan. (Associated Press)

John Kelly blasts Frederica Wilson, defends Trump over response to Green Beret’s death in Niger

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this image provided by the U.S. Army, a carry team of soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), carry the transfer case during a casualty return for Staff Sgt. Dustin M. Wright, of Lyons, Ga., at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Oct. 5, 2017. U.S. and Niger forces were leaving a meeting with tribal leaders when they were ambushed on Oct. 4 and Wright and three other soldiers were killed. There were about a dozen U.S. troops and a company of Niger forces, for a total of about 40 service members in the joint mission. (Pfc. Lane Hiser/U.S. Army via AP)

Pentagon faces demands for details on deadly attack in Niger

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

This photo provided by the U.S. Army Special Operations Command shows Sgt. La David Johnson, who was killed in an ambush in Niger. (U.S. Army Special Operations Command via AP)

The Latest: Trump calls Florida Rep. Wilson ‘wacky’

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President Donald Trump speaks during anews conference with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. Trump on Tuesday will call the families of four soldiers killed this month in Niger, the White House says, as Trump again casts doubt on whether his predecessor appropriately consoled the families of military personnel who died in war. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The Latest: Rep. stands by account of Trump’s call to widow

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President Donald Trump speaks during anews conference with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. Trump on Tuesday will call the families of four soldiers killed this month in Niger, the White House says, as Trump again casts doubt on whether his predecessor appropriately consoled the families of military personnel who died in war. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump: Lawmaker ‘fabricated’ account of his talk with widow

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President Donald Trump applauds members of the audience before speaking at the Heritage Foundation's annual President's Club meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The Latest: Trump denies disrespecting grieving family

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President Donald Trump speaks during anews conference with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. Trump on Tuesday will call the families of four soldiers killed this month in Niger, the White House says, as Trump again casts doubt on whether his predecessor appropriately consoled the families of military personnel who died in war. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Frederica Wilson: Donald Trump told widow that fallen soldier knew what he signed up for

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FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2009, file photo President Barack Obama, right, salutes as an Army carry team carries the transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. Dale R. Griffin of Terre Haute, Ind., during a casualty return at Dover Air Force Base, Del. President Donald Trump is claiming his predecessors did not sufficiently honor the nation’s fallen. His accusation that most presidents did not call families of military personnel is provoking a heated response. Obama, for one, visited the air base that often receives the remains of the dead. He wrote letters to military families, too. Obama’s office says Trump is “unequivocally wrong.”(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

The Latest: Trump questions presidents’ calls to bereaved

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Ohioan among 3 US commandos killed in attack in Niger

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Georgia soldier among those killed in ambush in Niger

By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press

US officials: 4th US soldier dead after attack in Niger

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

4 Niger soldiers, 3 US commandos killed in attack in Niger

By DALATOU MAMANE and LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Niger declares hepatitis E epidemic in Diffa region

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Niger security forces kill 57 Boko Haram militants

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