Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018

The Daily

• Episode: Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018
• Website: The Daily
• Feed URL: http://rss.art19.com/the-daily
• Duration: 00:28:08
• Published: 2018-02-20 12:05

In October, four American soldiers were ambushed by militants in a remote desert in Niger. What were they doing in Africa, and who were they fighting? It was all part of a shadowy war going back to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Guests: Alan Blinder, a national reporter for The New York Times; Rukmini Callimachi, who covers terrorism and the Islamic State for The Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.