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Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said this week that an
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SITE Intelligence Group calls into question ISIS role in deadly Niger ambush

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There are 22 pending Trump nominees in the Senate, and 19 of those are awaiting Armed Services hearings. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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John McCain may lift his hold on Pentagon nominees after Niger briefing

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In this image provided by the U.S. Army, a carry team of soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), carry the transfer case during a casualty return for Staff Sgt. Dustin M. Wright, of Lyons, Ga., at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Oct. 5, 2017. U.S. and Niger forces were leaving a meeting with tribal leaders when they were ambushed on Oct. 4 and Wright and three other soldiers were killed. There were about a dozen U.S. troops and a company of Niger forces, for a total of about 40 service members in the joint mission. (Pfc. Lane Hiser/U.S. Army via AP)
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US soldiers killed in Niger had little combat experience

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Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford said Monday the soldiers were returning to their operating base after conducting a routine visit to a village when they were attacked by the fighters in Niger. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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US Army team ambushed in Niger was gathering intelligence on terrorist leader: Report

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Gen. Joseph Dunford promises that after a thorough investigation, the families, Congress, and the American people will be briefed. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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7 big questions about the Niger ambush

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White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said that she knows that Democrats want to make the Niger attack on U.S. troops
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Sarah Sanders: ‘Cheap attempt’ by Democrats to compare Niger to Benghazi

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It is still unclear why the team of 12 U.S. soldiers and their partner force of 30 Nigeriens waited a full hour after the firefight began to request backup from French Mirage fighter jets, or why the body of Sgt. La David Johnson was found two days later. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Joint Chiefs chairman Joseph Dunford lays out timeline of Niger attack that killed US soldiers

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Dunford was responding to a reporter who had pointed out that other members of the administration have hinted that journalists should not be asking questions about the events leading up to the ambush and the military's response. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Joint Chiefs chairman: ‘We owe the families’ answers on what happened in Niger

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The Pentagon's move to shift $416 million into missile defense will help jumpstart the construction of new interceptors in Alaska to counter North Korea, Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, said Friday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Sen. Dan Sullivan: Alaska interceptors part of Pentagon’s $416 million boost to missile defense

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Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., says he wants to see Iraq and Afghanistan plans before holding hearings. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Trump nominated Mark Esper to be Army secretary two months ago. What’s taking so long?

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