Page 22 - Baseball Caps News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

It was on the website and what has gone zowrong is occupying washington's 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. that's a problem. >> the situation is dynamic and kinetic. that means it will move very quickly. a lot is happening. in some ways i am not so focused on the t-shirts and basebal...

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 shouldn't read too much into that because often the americans have operated in these areas with the assumption they won't 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 lead to questions as to whether they were adequately supplied and prepared for what unfolded, which...

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 they've been see iing this increasing terror threat in that zone. we've 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 now to the democratic congressman of california. he was briefed on the niger ambush today. so, let m...

Soldiers. the biggest combat loss of president trump's 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. we're also learning tonight that the u.s. unit became separated on the ground. arwa damon's source says he saw two of ameri...

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. there's a lot of people to say what happened. here's how he answered that question when asked directly. >> quick follow up on whether or not the troops were we...