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| Islamist group Al-Shabaab attacks military base in Kenya that houses US & local troops | |
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| Al-Shabaab jihadists have attacked a military base in Kenya which houses US soldiers along with local troops. The fighting is “still ongoing,” reports say. | Al-Shabaab jihadists have attacked a military base in Kenya which houses US soldiers along with local troops. The fighting is “still ongoing,” reports say. |
| The attack was on Camp Simba naval base in Manda Bay in Lamu County on Kenya’s northern coast. | |
| Lamu County Commissioner Irungu Macharia told the Daily Nation local newspaper that “heavily armed” militants stormed the compound at 4am local time. Witnesses heard gunfire coming from the site. | |
| Photos and videos circulating on social media allegedly show smoke billowing from the site. | |
| A military source told Reuters that the attackers targeted the Manda airstrip, which is next to the base. | |
| “We are informed that fighting is still ongoing,” the source said. | |
| Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. | |
| There are no immediate reports of casualties. | There are no immediate reports of casualties. |
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