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Requested air support with approximately 50 isis affiliated fighters. >> my judgment would be that unit thought they could handle the situation without additional support. what we found out in the investigation exactly why it took the call. >> reporter: a u.s. drone already in the air nearby reached their position in minutes. jets responded next, arriving two hours after initial contact. though none conducted air strikes. in response to criticism that the military has not been forthcoming, did you know ford promised honest answers to the family and public. >> i think we owe the families and am...

Joint chiefs says that the ambush came despite intelligence that enemy contact was not likely. >> u.s. forces accompanied that nigerian unit on a reconnaissance mission to gather information. the assessment by our leaders on the ground at the time was that contact with the enemy was unlikely. early in the morning the patrol began to take fire. >> troops first requested air support a full hour after initial contact with approximately 50 isis affiliated fighters. >> my judgment would be that that up it thought they could handle the situation without additional support. what we'll find out in the...

Pentagon many unanswered questions when troops were ambushed by islamic militants with a formal investigation underway. >> as much information about what happened. and what men and women are doing at a particular time. we take questions and provide as much information as we have. >> reporter: here is the timeline, on the morning a group of 12 american troops came under attack by isis affiliated, outside the capital within minutes it reticent overhead. with the conduct of the enemy supporting 30 minutes later, french fighter jets mobilize on location 30 minutes after that. that evening the bodi...

This issue of qatar and financing groups that are either al qaeda afill kwraeutd or isis affiliated. what we're seeing in africa may seem new to people in the media or to those at home, but certainly for those who work in special force, they've had a presence there for several years. that part of africa has long been home to al qaeda and the islamic and it kind of wears different t-shirts saying isis because that's kind of cool in a terrorism world, but it's all part and parcel of the same operation. >> dana: really interesting conference. we look forward to hearing more. thank you very much. ...

Sometime, and how 50 isis fighters were able to mass and execute the ambush? that is a surprise, frankly. we try to keep good situational awareness in operations and areas we are operating in, and the fact -- 50 fighters, that's a significant number. the fact that they were able to mass and spring this ambush on our personnel as they were going about their business, that's my biggest concern. i would like to know how that happened. >> colonel warren, always great to have you with us and understanding the situation, what it's like to be on the ground. really appreciate it. >> thank you. hours...