One of them is Sergeant La David Johnson who’s widow Myeshia accuses President Donald Trump of treating her insensitively.

The Pentagon, which is conducting its own investigation into the deaths of the Green Berets in Niger, has not commented on what journalists have gathered from villagers’ accounts.

This is that the soldiers – 12 Americans and 30 from Niger – were ambushed by more than 60 fighters  from so-called Islamic State when they went to the Niger village of Tongo Tongo to get supplies.

Three men on motor cycles lured them towards a larger group lying in wait.

In the confusion Sergeant La David Johnson was separated from the group.

His body was only found two days later.

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Asked to for numbers and locations, Nkoana Mashebane said details were being withheld at the request of the families involved.

“We have to continue working with families.If we are to secure their release and families have not given details themselves, it is better that we respect the interaction our consular services have with those families,” she said.

“All I can say to you is that we do not have more than five. It is important that we keep track of these people because some of them have double citizenship.”

Even with those dual nationals, South Africa was working relentlessly get them released, the minister said.

She was careful not to point any blame in the death of Pierre Korkie, who was killed by his captors when US special forces staged an abortive rescue mission for him and US photojournalist Luke Somers.

“We all need to get together and fight terrorism and what comes with it, hostage taking. I think the intentions were good, but the outcome was not what one desired.

“There were intentions to try and get those hostages free, safe and sound it did not work out the way it was planned. South Africa’s tactics might not be the same as our other interlocutors but what remains is that we all are engaged in combating this terrorism wherever it rears its ugly head.”said the minister.

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