Three Americans killed in al-Shabab attack on Kenyan military base

This appeared in The Millennial Source

On Sunday morning, Al-Shabab extremists attacked a military base in Kenya, used by US and Kenyan forces.

According to US Africa Command, which is responsible for military relations with African nations, one US military service member and two US Department of Defense contractors were killed, while two other Department of Defense members were wounded in the attack on the Manda Bay Airfield in Lamu County.

While there were no Kenyan casualties in the attack, according to Kenya’s military spokesperson, Colonel Paul Njuguna, five of the attackers had been taken down.

General Stephen Townsend, commander of US Africa Command, said in a statement, “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of our teammates who lost their lives today.

“As we honor their sacrifice, let’s also harden our resolve. Alongside our African and international partners, we will pursue those responsible for this attack and al-Shabab, who seeks to harm Americans and US interests.”

According to Lamu county commissioner Irungu Macharia, five individuals thought to have been involved in the attack had been arrested and were being interrogated.