22 January 2020

Not Quite Ready-For -Prime Time: AFRICOM 3 Americans Killed In Kenya at An Airfield

The attack on January 5th in Africa was overshadowed by events in The Middle East - two fields of war where American Special Operations troops are operating under-the-radar. They're not officially 'boots-on-the-ground'.
WASHINGTON "Armed with rifles and explosives, about a dozen Shabab fighters destroyed an American surveillance plane as it was taking off and ignited an hourslong gunfight earlier this month on a sprawling military base in Kenya that houses United States troops. By the time the Shabab were done, portions of the airfield were burning and three Americans were dead."
It took four reporters to get that story out today - 17 days after the incident.
Chaos as Militants Overran Airfield, Killing 3 Americans in Kenya
The brazen Shabab assault at Manda Bay, Kenya, a sleepy seaside base near the Somali border, on Jan. 5 left three Americans dead, raising complex questions about the military’s mission in Africa

Thomas Gibbons-NeffEric SchmittCharlie SavageHelene Cooper
 
 
 
 

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