The following footage is from the helmet camera of a Special Forces soldier caught in the infamous ambush in Niger that occurred on October 4th of last year. The footage illustrates some hard facts and dispels many myths about the ambush that had not previously been brought to light. The attack happened extremely fast, as most ambushes do, and created a chaotic scenario for the men caught in it.
The video is very hard to watch but serves to educate anyone who does not fully grasp the reality of war, violence and combat. The men were outnumbered and once fire superiority was lost due to the nature and execution of the ambush, the situation quickly began to deteriorate. The team was caught out in the open with only their (unarmored) vehicles and what looks to be a B6 Land Cruiser (armored) to use as cover and the militants were dispersed throughout a tree line in greater numbers. With no way to regain the initiative, the men attempted to egress and were eventually killed. They killed 21 enemy militants before it was all over.
Draw your own conclusions about the situation but hold reverence for the fallen in your soul and hatred for the enemy in your heart. The original audio was removed because it features a typical Islamic State extremist propaganda soundtrack paired with added false screams. SOFREP doesn’t support that shit, obviously. We honor these men by watching their last stand, not by turning away; they were true warriors to the end.
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RIP to the fallen warriors.
Deleting comments or turned off now? All I said was “They lived as quiet professionals and they deserved to die that way”. I’m not mad or upset, I initially agreed with releasing but have since changed my stance. No need to delete this comment, I think it is respectful discussion.
Why is there only 4 ?
Like everyone else I’ve watched the video numerous times. I’m curious what effect this may have on current or future SF missions.
Specifically smaller foot print missions like this one. I’d like to hear everyone’s thoughts.
Unfortunately that’s the norm these days. Most people are unaware of just how many countries the US Military have personnel in. It’s the same here in Australia; most have no idea. There has been imagery of AU SOF in Niger training the locals with US SOF prior to the ambush as well.