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Defense minister received full military honors and a thanks from mattis. >> following the ambush against ous troops niger last week, thank you for your support. >> reporter: freench fighter jets arrived on the scene to help u.s. troops, but cnn learned they didnt fire on the militants because they couldnt identify targets and risked hitting the u.s. and nigerian forces on the ground. >> one of the main unresolved questions is why were the americans caught by surprise? u.s. intelligence initially...

Administration is under pressure to answer questions about the ambush on u.s. troops niger that left to the deaths of four soldiers. what happened? why were the american soldiers there? why was one left behind? three officials telling cnn that mattis mayed by the lack of information he is getting. senator john mccain says the administration is not being forthcoming. he told reporters, quote, thats why were called the senate armed services question. we deserve to have all the information. plus, a...