![]() ![]() Another rushed to his side and then dragged him back to the cover of the SUV. TAMPA The Islamic State has posted a propaganda video featuring the gruesome scene of an American soldier in the African nation of Niger as he is riddled with bullets during an ambush. But it would be two hours from the start of the ambush before French aircraft arrived on the scene. They fired colored smoke grenades, which would provide some cover, and identify their position to any friendly aircraft overhead. A framegrab of the propaganda video released by ISIS. With one of the soldiers at the wheel, they ran alongside, attempting to escape the kill zone. Watch breaking news live or see the latest videos from programs like Good Day DC. At first, they tried to take cover behind their SUV. from FOX 5, serving the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. They were returning from what was supposed to have been a low-risk patrol made up of 11 American and 30 Nigerian soldiers when the ambush hit. Niger Ambush Stars and Stripes 39.7K subscribers Subscribe 27K Share 2M views 4 years ago This Department of Defense video explains the events that led to the death of four U.S. The Pentagon has yet to release a full account of the ambush, and we do not know if the enemy somehow doctored the video, but the video shows in a way no words can express just how outgunned and cut off the Americans were. 4, 2017 (please note: Viewer discretion is advised). CBS News chose to air parts of the video that the militants captured from a helmet camera worn by one of the four soldiers killed in the ambush in Niger on Oct. 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. WASHINGTON - The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ( ISIS) released a propaganda video Sunday to show how supposedly invincible they are.
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