U.S. Troops in Niger to Receive Combat Pay, Pentagon Says The reversal comes a day after a top commander said the White House was deciding whether to add Niger to a list of combat zones where troops earn danger pay. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Colombia President Extends Truce in Hope of Reviving Peace DealA New Zika Zone in Miami, but No Reason to Panic, Scientists SayBrazil Court to Try Ex-President on Angola Corruption Charges: GlobonewsYemen Sees U.S. Strikes as Evidence of Hidden Hand Behind Saudi Air WarIsraeli President Hosts Quiet Meeting of Muslim and Jewish LeadersJoseph L. Birman, Physicist and Humanitarian, Dies at 89