--- title: General Joseph Dunford Gives Briefing on Niger: Watch Online description: The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will brief reporters from the Pentagon at 4 p.m. Monday canonical: https://time.com/4993996/general-joseph-dunford-niger-watch-online/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-10-23T19:58:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T17:58:14.588Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Live: Chairman of Joint Chiefs Addresses Army Deaths in Niger og:description: The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will brief reporters from the Pentagon at 4 p.m. Monday og:url: https://time.com/4993996/general-joseph-dunford-niger-watch-online/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt27a0a37bda039da7/6988d91d8fd2ee463e3585b5/country-first-why-four-star-marine-general-signed-up-save-foundering-trump-presidency-04.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2405 og:image:height: 1353 og:image:alt: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. 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Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will offer more details Monday on the [ambush in Niger](http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/15326/the-u-s-militarys-incident-in-niger-has-been-a-long-time-coming) that left four U.S. service members dead. Questions have swirled in recent days in the wake of the Oct. 4 ambush when a small group of troops were attacked after leaving a meeting with a village elder in Tongo Tongo, Niger. Military officials are currently investigating the circumstances of the attack, including why the body of one of the fallen servicemen, [Sgt. La David Johnson,](http://time.com/4987321/sgt-la-david-t-johnson-remains/) was not recovered until two days later. Lawmakers have expressed concern that they [have not had enough information](http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/22/graham-soldiers-niger-defense-244039) on what troops are doing in the African nation. The Senate Armed Services committee will reportedly receive a classified briefing on the ambush on Thursday, [according to CNN](http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/23/politics/niger-briefing-senators/index.html). Watch Dunford live at 4 p.m. (E.T.) above. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4993996/general-joseph-dunford-niger-watch-online/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4993996/general-joseph-dunford-niger-watch-online/"},"headline":"Watch Live: Chairman of Joint Chiefs Addresses Army Deaths in Niger Amid Trump Feud With Widow","datePublished":"2017-10-23T19:58:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T17:58:14.588Z","description":"Gen. 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