A military base in Kenya’s Lamu County where U.S. and Kenyan military personnel was attacked Sunday morning, Kenya Defence Forces confirmed in a statement.
Details: The U.S. Africa Command confirmed in a statement posted to Twitter that the attack on Manda Bay Airfield was carried out by al Qaeda branch Al-Shabab.
UPDATE: Attack at Manda Bay Airfield, Kenya – https://t.co/hme2WO4wyl pic.twitter.com/xMyFHm0R41
— US AFRICOM (@USAfricaCommand) January 5, 2020
- Al Shabab claimed the attack caused “severe casualties on both American and Kenyan troops stationed there,” per Al Jazeera. This claim was unconfirmed.
- The Kenya Defence Forces statement said the “attempted breach” was “successfully repulsed,” the Manda Air Strip was safe and that “four terrorist bodies have so far been found.”
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Editor’s note: This is a developing news story. Please check back for updates.
Source: https://www.axios.com/al-shabab-attacks-us-kenya-military-base-75b407ff-c043-4a98-84ad-b4bbf1b7c24f.html
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