officials cob firms three u.s. soldiers were killed in an ambush in africa. they came you should attack along the border 124 miles north of the nation's capital. let's get the late now. >> we know it was a well planned ambush. we don't know if they actually were targeting a and knew american and potential french special forces were with the military. they were out there on patrol. the u.s. does have a big presence in niger. there are about 800 troops there. the u.s. operates a lot of drones they use for libya and mali and elsewhere. there is a clear insurgency problem. the u.s. is trying to help partner nations there. in this case the government of