The jihadist fundamentalist group based in East Africa popularly known as ” Al-Shabab ” attack and killed 3 U.S personnel and destroyed aircraft and vehicles at Manda Bay Field in Kenya.
The militants attacked at dawn but was repelled by the American and Kenyan forces. The U.S Africa commnad reported that one U.S. service member and two contractors with the Defense Department were killed. Two other defense employees were wounded and were listed as stable.
Al-Shabab claimed that there were 17 U.S. casualties, nine Kenyan soldiers killed and seven aircraft destroyed. The U.S. Africa Command dismissed the al-Shabab claims as exaggerated.
It further stated that the extremists destroyed 6 aircraft and vehicles used to train it African partners. The airstrip is cleared and fully secured.
The Somalian based islamist group, has launched a number of attacks in Kenya. It has also been the target of a growing number of U.S. airstrikes during President Donald Trump’s administration.
The attack comes just over a week after an al-Shabab truck bomb in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, killed at least 79 people and U.S. airstrikes killed several al-Shabab fighters in response.
Another U.S. airstrike Friday killed three militants, U.S. Africa Command said.
