The Islamic State group is increasingly moving into Africa following defeats in Iraq and Syria, Senate Armed Services Committee members said Thursday following a classified briefing on an attack on U.S. troops by an ISIS-affiliated group in Niger.

The shift will require a continued U.S. presence on the continent, the members said, and some on the committee, such as Chairman Sen. John McCain, called for increased military funding to better equip forces there.

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