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The Department of Defense said on Saturday that U.S. forces had rescued an American held in Northern Nigeria in an early morning operation. The American had been taken captive in Niger earlier this week.

U.S. Special Operations Forces Rescue American Hostage In Nigeria

President Trump celebrated the mission at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, saying "we got our young man back."

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  • Jason Slotkin