No further disciplinary action will be taken in response to 2 ambushes in 2017 in which 4 U.S. Special Forces soldiers were killed in Niger, defense officials said.
A senior defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, acknowledged that the Special Forces team was"caught by surprise" but said that because of reforms instituted after the attack,"a team would not be in that position" now.
Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., a member of the Armed Services Committee, criticized what he called Shanahan's decision to"let the blame for the Niger disaster lie on junior officers and enlisted personnel." But in a statement late Wednesday, Shanahan said he was satisfied that the right officials were being held accountable and that recommended reforms had been adopted.
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