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Plea Deal For Navy Seal Linked To Strangulation Death Of U.S. Army Soldier In Mali
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Plea Deal For Navy Seal Linked To Strangulation Death Of U.S. Army Soldier In Mali

Global Information NetworkMay 24, 2019

Staff Sgt. Logan J. Melgar was found dead on June 4, 2017 in housing he shared with other special operations forces in Mali. Evidence of the murder was covered up by the four servicemen who led investigators on a wild goose chase, claiming that the non-drinking Melgar was drunk and had engaged in “frat-like” behavior that had gotten the soldiers uninvited from events at the U.S. Embassy.

Teammates Of U.S. Green Beret Face Murder Prosecution
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Teammates Of U.S. Green Beret Face Murder Prosecution

Global Information NetworkNovember 20, 2018

More than a year has passed since the death of U.S. Green Beret Logan Melgar in Bamako, Mali. Investigators now believe they have men of interest – two Navy SEALS and two Marine Raiders. The four face charges that include felony murder in the strangulation death of Staff Sgt. Melgar.

Riot Police Break Up ‘Transparency Rally’ in Mali
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Riot Police Break Up ‘Transparency Rally’ in Mali

Global Information NetworkJune 7, 2018

Several hundred people attended the rally, outside the headquarters of the Democratic Alliance for Peace – the party of the current President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Some 30 people were hospitalized, according to the protestors, including prominent opposition figure Etienne Fabaka Sissoko who was reportedly in a coma after security forces fired live ammunition at protesters on Saturday.