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  • US Airstrike Kills 2 Terrorists After Attack on Military Base in Kenya

    01/17/2020 5:25:49 PM PST · by E. Pluribus Unum · 20 replies
    The Epoch Times ^ | January 17, 2020 Updated: January 17, 2020 | Jack Phillips
    More than a week after an attack by al-Shabaab that killed three Americans, including a soldier, the Pentagon announced a deadly airstrike was carried out in Somalia on the designated terrorist group. U.S. Africa Command, or AFRICOM, said the strikes were conducted in the area of Qunyo Barrow, Somalia, on Thursday, killing two members of the group. The State Department has designated al-Shabaab as a Foreign Terrorist Organization affiliated with al-Qaeda. “Al-Shabaab presents a threat to America, the African people, and our international partners,” said U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Gayler of AFRICOM. No civilians were killed or injured in...
  • Idyllic hub of war on terror; US forces in Lamu

    01/06/2004 8:48:25 AM PST · by Pikamax · 212+ views
    Guardian ^ | 01/06/04 | Jeevan Vasagar
    East Africa dispatch -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Idyllic hub of war on terror The presence of US forces in Lamu demonstrates east Africa's strategic importance to George Bush's fight against terror, says Jeevan Vasagar Tuesday January 6, 2004 Lamu, the guidebooks say, is "Kenya's Kathmandu" - a hot, dusty cluster of islands hugging the Indian Ocean coast. The muezzin's call echoes across serried rooftops, fishermen heave dhows across the dunes, and backpackers come to chill out at the end of an African trek. However, combat trousers are not a fashion statement for Lamu's latest wave of western visitors. Military ranges at the Manda...