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Human rights group accuses AFRICOM commanders of war crimes, calls for investigation
AFRICOM officials deny any civilians have been killed in more than 100 airstrikes conducted since 2017.
By Todd South
Report: AFRICOM looks to cut special ops missions, pull out hundreds of troops from Africa
The plans, submitted by a top U.S. military commander, align with the Trump administration’s strategy to focus on near-peer threats from countries like China and Russia.
By Kyle Rempfer
After deadly Niger ambush, US military in Africa says changes made to protect troops
The U.S. military in Africa has taken steps to increase the security of troops on the ground, adding armed drones and armored vehicles and taking a harder look at when American forces go out with local troops, the head of the U.S. Africa Command said Monday.
Terrorist killed in second US airstrike this year on al-Qaida in Libya, officials say
Terrorists are operating with “impunity” in some areas of Libya, an expert says.
By Todd South
Niger investigation: What went wrong, what’s being done to fix it
Mistakes that led to an outmanned and outgunned convoy of U.S. and Nigerien forces getting overrun last October were widespread, a 6,300-page investigation has found.
By Tara Copp, AP
Did military hide the real mission of the Niger ambush from Congress?
U.S. senators are questioning whether the military hid from Congress its true mission in a Niger ambush last October that ended in the deaths of four American Green Berets.
By Joe Gould
Senators consider putting AFRICOM headquarters, staff in Africa
The 10-year-old combatant command has been based in Germany since its creation, a set up one senator called "disjointed."
Probe finds deadly Niger mission lacked proper approval
A military investigation into the Niger attack that killed four American service members concludes the team didn’t get required senior command approval for their risky mission to capture a high-level Islamic State militant, several U.S. officials familiar with the report said. It doesn’t point to that failure as a cause of the deadly ambush.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
This week in Congress: Africom updates and budget debates
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 6.
US Africa Command leader orders new probe into Somalia raid
The head of U.S. Africa Command has asked for an additional investigation into whether civilians were killed during a deadly August raid in Somalia involving American and Somali forces.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Marine who pissed on dead Taliban wins in court
The court found that the former commandant violated the scout sniper's due process rights.
By Jeff Schogol