Riyaz Patel
The US military’s Africa Command has confirmed that one serviceman and two contractors were killed Sunday when the Al-Shabaab group attacked a military base in Kenya.
The injured are in a stable condition and are being evacuated at the moment, a statement said.
Camp Simba, which hosts US and local troops, came under attack Sunday morning.
The naval base is located in Manda Bay in Lamu County on Kenya’s coast, bordering Somalia.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of our teammates who lost their lives today,” US Army General Stephen Townsend said in the statement.
Townsend promised to “pursue those responsible” for the attack and prevent Al-Shabaab jihadists from creating a “safe haven” in Africa.
The attack on the military base included “indirect and small arms fire.” Though the jihadists made it through the perimeter, they were repelled by forces within the base.
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