The article says that the death occurred during training and combat training. At that moment, when the US military was in ambush, they were fired from the standpoint of "unidentified forces." The Pentagon suggests that the shelling was carried out by one of the groups controlled by Al-Qaeda (* banned in Russia).
It is known that the position of Al-Qaeda has significantly increased in both Niger and Mali, despite the fact that Mali has a rather large peacekeeping contingent, which also includes members of the Baltic army.
In addition to US troops, several soldiers of the local army were also killed in Niger. According to various sources - from two to five people.
The situation in different regions of Africa deteriorated significantly after NATO effectively liquidated the state of Libya. Well-armed groups carry out terrorist attacks both in Libya itself and in other countries of northern Africa, the states of the so-called Horn of Africa, as well as in the mid-west of the continent.