ODA 3212 | “Never Forget, Never Forgive“

On 4 October, the soldiers met with local leaders, asking them for information about the whereabouts of an accomplice of Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi. The U.S. and Nigerien team leaders objected to the task because they were not heavily armed or equipped for intense combat should they encounter Cheffou’s ISIS fighters alone. But the team leaders’ concerns were overruled by a higher command. The U.S. soldiers were divided in two groups: one that would stay back and guard the vehicles and another that would att