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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20171023:22:08:00

tonight, the u.s. military is offering new details on the ambush in niger that left four american soldiers dead. know many basic questions remain unanswered. u.s. forces accompanied that niger unit on a reconnaissance mission to gather information. assessment by our leaders on the ground at that time was that contact with the enemy was unlikely. mid-morning on october 4th, the patrol began to take fire as they were returning to their operating base. reporter: according to general dunford, troops first requested air support a full hour after initial contact with the enemy. approximately 50 isis-affiliated fighters. my judgment would be that that unit thought they could handle the situation without additional support and so what we ll find out in the investigation exactly why it took an hour for them to call. reporter: a u.s. drone already in the air reached their position within minutes. french mirage jets responded next arriving about two hours after initial contact.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20171023:22:11:00

area or region. reporter: the footprint in africa probably larger than many americans realize. general dunford confirming today that some 6,000 u.s. troops are in 53 countries in africa, spread out, perhaps, thinly in some places. many of them facing, as general dunford certainly described in today, very dangerous territory. when the white house first knew something went wrong with this mission, general dunford said today the moment it was clear a soldier was missing, they let the white house know and that took place the evening of october 4th. the day after this fire fight took place. wolf? all right, jim sciutto at the pentagon for us. jim, thanks very much zblchl. let s get more on all of this. top democrat on the house oversight and government reform committee, congressman elijah cummings of maryland is joining us. thanks for joining us. a lot of issues i want to go through, but first the niger uproar. as you know after myesha

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20171024:00:29:15

Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20171024:00:29:15
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