Kenya : Al Shabaab Attacks Kenya Base Used by Kenyan, U.S. Forces

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NAIROBI — Somalia's Islamist group al Shabaab on Sunday attacked a military base in Lamu county in Kenya that is used by both U.S. and Kenyan forces, a source and al Shabaab said.
"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 U.S. We are informed that fighting is still ongoing," the military source told Reuters.
He said the fighters were trying to access the base from the airstrip.
Al Shabaab, an al Qaeda-linked Islamist insurgent group fighting to overthrow the weak, U.N.-backed Somali government, also put out a statement promising further updates.
"An elite group of soldiers from Harakat Al-Shabaab Al Mujahideen’s ‘Martyrdom Brigade’ launched a daring dawn raid on a U.S. naval base known as ‘Camp Simba’ in Lamu County, Kenya.

"...the base is home to hundreds of U.S.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.

Source : Islamist Group Al Shabaab Attacks Kenya Base Used by Kenyan, U.S. Forces
 
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Al-shabaab Terrorists Attack US Military Base In Kenya
 
Al-Qaeda-linked group attacks Camp Simba, a base used by US and Kenyan military personnel, in Lamu County.

The US military command for Africa, AFRICOM, confirmed there had been an attack in a brief statement.

"U.S. Africa Command acknowledges there was an attack at Manda Bay Airfield, Kenya and is monitoring the situation. Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the incident. As facts and details emerge, we will provide an update."

Earlier, al-Shabab said in a statement the raid resulted in "severe casualties on both American and Kenyan troops stationed there."

"The Mujahideen fighters covertly entered enemy lines, successfully stormed the heavily fortified military base and have now taken effective control of a part of the base," the armed group said.

The attack sent a dark plume of smoke into the air, Abdallah Barghash, a witness, told Reuters news agency. Barghash was among the crowds watching the drama unfold on Manda Island from neighbouring Lamu Island, a top tourist destination.

Al Jazeera's Haru Mutase, reporting from Kenyan capital, Nairobi, said it was an audacious attack by the armed group.

"The base is heavily fortified and al-Shabab still managed to break through. We are told the actual attack is over and that Kenyan and American forces are combing through the area trying to find those responsible," Mutasa said.

"The area is near Boni forest where al-Shabab is thought to operate from. In the past, Kenyan security forces have been going in and out of that forest to try to weed out al-Shabab fighters," she added.

Al-Shabab has maintained a campaign of deadly bomb and gun attacks despite being ejected from their bases in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, and other areas years ago.

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Source: Al - Jazeera
 
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