Jihadis from Somalia’s Al-Shabaab group on Sunday stormed a military base used by US forces in Kenya’s coastal Lamu region, destroying aircraft and military vehicles, according to Kenyan police and army officials. US military officials confirmed the attack and said US and Kenyan forces had repelled the Al-Shabaab fighters. Al-Shabaab said in a statement it had “successfully stormed the heavily fortified military base and have now taken effective control of part of the base”. – US military network –The Somali jihadis have staged several large-scale attacks inside Kenya in retaliation for Nairobi sending troops into Somalia as well as to target foreign interests. US military strikes in Somalia surged after President Donald Trump declared the south of the country an “area of active hostilities”.

Source: Egypt Independent January 05, 2020 13:18 UTC