VOA60 America 10-23-2017

Authorities in Niger say at least a dozen paramilitary police have been killed in an attack similar to the one that killed four U.S. Green Beret and four Nigerien troops on October 4. In light of the attacks, U.S. senators call for the White House to provide more information on U.S. military involvement in Niger. U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis praises the Philippines for its success in fighting Islamic State supporters, as he begins an Asian trip aimed at reaffirming American support for regional allies. The country declared an end to a five-month siege by Islamist rebels in Marawi City on Monday. All five living former U.S. presidents attended a fundraising concert Saturday to benefit the victims of hurricanes that devastated regions of the United States and the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands in recent months.