The Naval Special Warfare Development Group, also known as SEAL Team Six, rescued an american citizen kidnapped in Niger and held in Nigeria.
Philip Walton, 27, was captured by abductors in Niger on Oct. 26, according to counterterrorism officials. Walton, his wife and a young daughter live in a small village close to the Nigerien border. According to U.S. and Nigerian officials, the captors were believed to have belonged to an armed group from Nigeria. While the group is not believed to be connected to terrorism, many hostages are ultimately sold to terrorist groups.
During the rescue mission all but one of Walton’s seven captors were killed.