EXCLUSIVE: U.S. preparing for strikes against Niger with armed drones
The Trump administration is paving the way for lethal drone strikes against terrorists in Niger, according to U.S. officials.
The move was in the works long before this month's ambush of a Green Beret unit that killed four American soldiers. But that incident is fueling an urgency within the Trump administration to take more aggressive steps against the terrorist groups that are operating in North and West Africa, according to intelligence and military officials.
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