This timeline shows how the Niger ambush that left 4 American Green Berets dead unfolded
DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sean Worrell
- Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford revealed key details on Monday about the attack that left four American servicemen dead.
- The US government is still investigating the incident, and has many unanswered questions.
- Twelve days after the attack, President Donald Trump publicly addressed the incident for the first time, and waded into a feud over a condolence call with one of the soldier's widows.
An attack in Niger that left four American Green Berets and five Nigerien soldiers dead earlier this month has sparked a nationwide debate over how the Trump administration has handled the incident.
During a condolence call with Myeshia Johnson, the widow of one of the men who was killed, President Donald Trump reportedly told her that her husband "knew what he signed up for." Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson of Florida, a friend of Johnson's family who listened to the call on speakerphone, called Trump's remarks "insensitive."
In response, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly called Wilson an "empty barrel," and said he was appalled that the congresswoman shared what she heard on that call. Trump fired off several tweets calling Wilson "wacky" and disagreeing with the widow's impression of the call.
As the feuding continued, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford held a press conference at the Pentagon on Monday addressing reports that the Trump administration was withholding information about what really happened in Niger.
Here's what we know about how the attack unfolded, according to Dunford's timeline:
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