Green Berets killed in ambush in Niger

Three US Green Berets were killed and two others were wounded in southwest Niger near the Mali-Niger border when a joint US-Nigerien patrol was attacked Wednesday.
The initial indications are the Green Berets were ambushed by up to 50 fighters who are thought to be affiliated with ISIS.US Africa Command, which oversees military operations in Africa, issued a statement Thursday saying the two wounded US service members were "evacuated in stable condition to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany."
It was the French military Super Puma helicopters that evacuated the wounded Americans along with those killed in action while also providing covering fire.
The attack occurred approximately 200 kilometers north of the country's capital, Niamey, in southwest Niger, according to the statement from Africa Command.