One of the dead is Sergeant La David Johnson whose widow Myeshia has accused President Donald Trump of insensitivity when he phoned her to commiserate.

Washington’s making no secret of deploying troops and drones  to help fight Islamist insurgents in parts of  Africa.

Four of these soldiers were trapped in an ambush in Niger by fighters from so-called Islamic State.

Defence Secretary James Mattis is dismayed at the lack of detailed information he has received about about the attack.

He told reporters last week there been a hard and very tough fight.

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