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Really lauding their bravery and given what the soldiers told them about the scale of in a attack, its incredible in a way that there werent more casualties. he said there were several trucks on the scene, suvs by these isis-linked militants that were supported by multiple mete motorcycle riders attacking. i did say the day before he came across the same patrol and remarked it was surprising, he said, that they seemed lightly supported and without major air cover. also mentioning they were just ...

Baseball caps and not heavily armed. the woman that got all that information is our senior international correspondent, arwa damon. she is on the ground. you spoke to him. this is stunning, arwa. >> reporter: yeah, and the reason why he said he expressed his surprise was because when he and his unit patrolled through the same very volatile zone, and he was also surprised by the fact that they seem to be very lightly armed. it is worth noting, though, poppy, this is pretty much how the u.s. does ...

Were back with ruben gallego. i want to quickly get to the ambush of those american soldiers in niger which left four service members dead. a nigerien soldier says he encountered the convey the day before and the team appeared to only have one heavy machine gun, no body armor, were driving an unarmored vehicles wearing t shirts and baseball caps. you are served in iraq and afghanistan, would you have felt comfortable going into a potentially dangerous territory with that level of preparation? >>...

Without the noise, fuss or fumes. exclusively at the home depot and ego authorized dealers. welcome back. we have exclusive new details about the ambush that killed four american soldiers in the west african nation of niger. were hearing directly from a nigerian soldier one of the first on the scene after that attack. that soldier also saw the american green berets the day before the ambush. he says they were wearing t-shirts and baseball caps, they didnt have sufficient weapons on them. i wan...

Soldier who was the first on the scene immediately after that ambush. and he said wounded nigerien soldiers told them they were outnumbered and outgunned. he said forced the convey to split up and dozens of armed killers opened fire. but what also surprised soldier he had seen the green berets the before dressed in baseball caps. described no body armor. with me now, cnn national security analyst and served on president obama and told us yesterday when benghazi happened. so, sam, nice to see you...

It was on the website and what has gone zowrong is occupying washingtons attention and special operations command and everyone focused on africa and only focused on this. you had limited resources and escalating threats. >> the concern is there may have been a major blunder with these soldiers that go out there without body armor and armored vehicles and the proper weapons. they are wearing baseball caps and t-shirts. thats a problem. >> the situation is dynamic and kinetic. that means it will m...

Area of operations saying he believed they had pretty light cover, were wearing t-shirts and ba baseball caps and they knew they were going into what he believes was a dangerous zone. we shouldnt read too much into that because often the americans have operated in these areas with the assumption they wont kunl across contact. but speaking to nigerians in the capital and that source, we know there have been multiple attacks in that border region against nigerien soldiers just this year. it does l...

Where they actually departed because from his experience, this is an area where nigerians regularly come under attack. in fact, just last weekend, 13 nigerians were killed in another fire fight that took place within the same zone. and theyve been see iing this increasing terror threat in that zone. weve seen increasing indications that this isis break away unit is really making enroads into this area. >> all right, thank you very much for that incredible reporting on the ground. i want to go no...

Soldiers. the biggest combat loss of president trumps term. a soldier who was among the first on the scene describing a vicious fire fight. standing back-to-back with nigerians holding off an attack from all sides. the troops were not ready for combat. arwa damon reporting they were not wearing jackets or helmets. they were wearing t-shirts and baseball caps. as for heavy weapons, just one machine gun and one defense official tells cnn the isis figers were heavily armed. were also learning tonig...

Very big question. but in addition to that, what kind of resources are needed given the task that we have asked these soldiers to do. our job. the pentagon has not been forthcoming. >> it has not. just take the issue of body armor. >> i was reporting they had no vests on. they had baseball caps and the t-shirts. the chairman of the joint chiefs was asked whether they had body armor. most of the american soldiers survived were nigerians. theres a lot of people to say what happened. heres how he a...