New details from Niger ambush: when US troops sensed something wrong from Isabella Russell's blog
More than two weeks after four U.S. soldiers were killed during an ambush in Niger, new details about how the events unfolded have emerged.
A senior U.S. intelligence official familiar with the event tells ABC News that the U.S. troops saw early warning signs that something was wrong as they went to meet with the village elder in Tongo Tongo, Niger on October 4.
According to the official, suspicions were raised when the unit saw two motorcycles race out of the village.
"Hair on the back of the neck stood up," the official said.
At that moment, the patrol sensed the elder was trying to stall the group from leaving, the official said. When they finally departed, the enemy struck from both sides of a wooded road with fifty or more fighters that had smalls arms, vehicle mounted weapons, and mortars.
"This was sophisticated," the official continued, "Our guys not only got hit hard, but got hit in depth."
It is still unclear how many U.S. soldiers were part of the patrol, but the...
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