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Militant group al Shabaab attacks base used by Kenyan, US forces

5 January 2020, 9:20 AM  |
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Al Shabaab says the base serves as one of the  many launch pads for the  American crusade against Islam in the region.

Al Shabaab says the base serves as one of the many launch pads for the American crusade against Islam in the region.

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Al Shabaab says the base serves as one of the many launch pads for the American crusade against Islam in the region.

Somalia’s militant group al Shabaab has attacked a military base in Lamu County in Kenya that is used by both US and Kenyan forces.

“They have attacked Manda airstrip in Lamu, which is just next to the military camp that hosts military personnel from many countries including Kenya and the US. We are informed that fighting is still ongoing,” a military source told Reuters.

He says the fighters are trying to access the base from the airstrip.

Al Shabaab, an al Qaeda-linked Islamist insurgent group fighting to overthrow the weak, UN-backed Somali government, also put out a statement promising further updates.

“An elite group of soldiers from Harakat Al-Shabaab Al Mujahideenâ Martyrdom Brigadeâ launched a daring dawn raid on a US naval base known as Camp Simba in Lamu County, Kenya.
“…the base is home to hundreds of US military personnel and Kenyan soldiers and serves as one of the many launch pads for the American crusade against Islam in the region,” the al Shabaab statement said.

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