Attack on US Base in Kenya

[TruthHurtz]

Good.

 

[FedererExpress]

Now I fully support US retaliation on any target they want.

 

[LeGenD]

This has nothing to do with Iran but can be traced back to US-backed Ethopian designs for Somalia.

Odd timing though.

Tough times ahead for the US.

Minor correction: Tough times ahead for the Al-Shabaab.

 

[Trango Towers]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/05/al-shabaab-attack-us-military-base-keny
Al-Shabaab kills three Americans in attack on US military base in Kenya


One US serviceman and two US Department of Defense contractors killed, while five attackers were killed

AP in Nairobi

Sun 5 Jan 2020 21.52 GMT

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Al-Shabaab militia has conducted an attack against US military base Camp Simba in Kenya. Photograph: Staff Sgt. LEXIE WEST HANDOUT/EPA
Al-Shabaab extremists have overrun a key military base in Kenya, killing three American Department of Defense personnel and destroying several US aircraft and vehicles before they were repelled.

The attack on the Manda Bay airfield early on Sunday was the al-Qaida-linked group’s first attack against US forces in the East African country, and the military called the security situation “fluid” several hours after the assault.

Five attackers were killed, Kenyan military spokesman Paul Njuguna said.

Al-Shabaab, based in neighboring Somalia, claimed responsibility for the assault.

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One US serviceman and two contractors with the US Department of Defense were killed in the fighting, according to a statement from the US Africa Command, or Africom.

Al-Shabaab claimed that there were 17 US casualties, nine Kenyan soldiers killed and seven aircraft destroyed.

Kenya is a key base for fighting al-Shabaab, one of the world’s most resilient extremist organizations. A large plume of black smoke rose above the airfield Sunday and residents said a car bomb had exploded. Lamu county commissioner Irungu Macharia told the Associated Press that five suspects were arrested and were being interrogated.

An internal Kenyan police report seen by the AP said two fixed-wing aircraft, a US Cessna and a Kenyan one, were destroyed along with two US helicopters and multiple US vehicles at the Manda Bay military airstrip. The report said explosions were heard at around 5.30am from the direction of the airstrip. The scene, now secured, indicated that al-Shabaab likely entered “to conduct targeted attacks”, the report said.

Iran answers with perfect asymmetric warfare?
Who knows? But I hope America comes under intense pressure and firmly stretched and their assets targeted so there is global peace

 

[FedererExpress]

Iran answers with perfect asymmetric warfare?
Who knows? But I hope America comes under intense pressure and firmly stretched and their assets targeted so there is global peace

Imagine thinking there will be global peace

 

[Trango Towers]

Imagine thinking there will be global peace

I can only imagine. Isnt that sad

 

[FedererExpress]

I can only imagine. Isnt that sad

Believing in global peace is like believing in the tooth fairy. It will never happen because it has never happened before and it will never happen in the future.

 

[Trango Towers]

Believing in global peace is like believing in the tooth fairy. It will never happen because it has never happened before and it will never happen in the future.

I agree. But can you stop one from dreaming?

 

[FedererExpress]

I agree. But can you stop one from dreaming?

As long as human beings have a lust for power, there won’t be world peace. Every era has had its hegemon that goes around the world bullying. Once an empire is started, war will be used to preserve that empire.

 

[Arian]

Now I fully support US retaliation on any target they want.

I'm afraid your support fully changes the nature of all realities on the ground. Thanks for letting us know what you support.

 

[FedererExpress]

I'm afraid your support fully changes the nature of all realities on the ground. Thanks for letting us know what you support.

I’m not a fan of US foreign policy but if their troops are killed, I fully support the US in retaliating to whoever they want.

 

[Arian]

I’m not a fan of US foreign policy but if their troops are killed, I fully support the US in retaliating to whoever they want.

Thanks for letting us know.

 

[FedererExpress]

Thanks for letting us know.

Cheers mate

 

[Green Angel]

 

[Zarvan]

This could also lead to Iranians helping AL SHABAB in training and weapons and USA soldiers stationed in Africa could face way more attacks now.