Hunt for clues in fatal Niger attack

THE DEPARTMENT of Defense has reportedly launched an investigation into an ambush in Niger that left four American soldiers dead.

The probe will hunt for any clues behind what led to the deadly assault that has largely remained a mystery for the past two weeks and only received serious attention in the last few days.

CNN first reported on the investigation.

The probe started as the top Democrat on the Senate’s Armed Services Committee suggested the Trump administration has not been forthcoming about the ambush.

“I think the administration has to be more clear about our role in Niger and our role in Africa and other parts of the globe,” Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed told CNN Tuesday.

Four fighters — Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright, Sgt. Bryan Black, Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Johnson and Sgt. David Johnson — died in a hail of gunfire Oct. 4. Since then, little information has emerged about the men’s mission.