ISIS ambush on US soldiers in Niger caught on camera

CHILLING footage shows the moment US soldiers were ambushed by 50 jihadists and the dramatic battle which led to four American deaths.

ISIS has released a horrific video appearing to show the final moments of four US soldiers who were ambushed in Niger.

The nine-minute video is shot from the helmet cams of the Americans who died on October 4 in Tongo Tongo after being attacked by 50 jihadis, according to The Sun.

The disturbing clip, which ends before the soldiers are killed, shows the men using a vehicle and smoke flares as cover as they exchange fire with the extremists.

In October, it was reported that a group of Green Beret commandos were killed after being ambushed by terrorists in Niger.

The footage shows US soldiers returning fire. Picture: The Sun

The soldiers and two more who were injured were helping to train locals to confront the threat posed by al-Qaeda and other extremist groups in west Africa, reports The Times.

A number of Nigerian troops were also reported to have been killed.

American training units are operating in both Niger and neighbouring Mali.

The area has been flooded with arms smuggled from Libya since the fall of dictator Colonel Gaddafi in 2011.

The Americans killed in the ambush were Bryan Black, 35, Jeremiah Johnson, 39, La David Johnson, 25 and Dustin Wright, 29.

The attack led to US President Donald Trump being accused of giving “insensitive” comments to the pregnant widow of Sergeant La David Johnson.

Army Sergeant La David Johnson was killed during the ambush in Niger. Picture: AFP/ US Department of Defense

Mr Trump allegedly told the widow of the elite special forces trooper that he “knew what he signed up for” during a phone call overheard by Democratic Representative Frederica Wilson.

The soldiers’ deaths — and the President’s lack of public comment for 12 days afterwards — led to a firestorm of criticism when he finally broke his silence to claim other presidents did not call the families of fallen soldiers.

Mr Trump responded to the criticism: “So the traditional way — if you look at President Obama and other presidents — most of them didn’t make calls, a lot of them didn’t make calls.”

This story originally appeared in The Sun and has been reproduced here with permission.