An Inferno car with suicide bombers reportedly broke into military camp entrance • Last Thursday another attack occurred on the Kenya-Somalia border
Kenyan soldier near the Kenya-Somalia border // Photo: Reuters
Al-Qaeda-affiliated Somali Islamist al-Shabaab attacked a military base in Belmo, Kenya, used by American and Kenyan military forces. This was reported at the Reuters news agency on Sunday.
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A military official in the country interviewed by the news agency said: "They attacked the Manda Balmu airstrip, which is right next to the military camp hosted by military personnel from many countries, including Kenya and the US. We are reporting that the fighting is still ongoing. ”The official also noted that the attackers attempted to break into the base through the take-off run.
BREAKING: Reports from Kenya say Al-Shabaab militants have launched a dawn attack on Kenya military base in Lamu County. A suicide car bomb reportedly breached the entry to Camp Simba, Manda Bay. The explosion sent plume of dark smoke into the sky, photos purportedly show. pic.twitter.com/OxL8H1Qvgs
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Reports coming from Kenya claim that Islamist militants in Shabaab launched a surprise attack at dawn in Kenya's military base in Lammu province. A car bomb with suicide bombers reportedly broke into the camp. From the photos posted on social networks, the blast that occurred led to heavy smoke rising into the sky.
Meanwhile, another attack on the Kenya-Somalia border last Thursday occurred when gunmen affiliated with al-Shabaab organization killed three people and injured two more in Lammu province in the state, local police said. The Lemo district in Kenya houses large fighters affiliated with al-Shabaab, which operates in the region to exert pressure on Kenya to withdraw its forces from Somalia. Kenyan military forces operating in the region as part of the African Union peacekeeping force working to protect the government in Somalia against extremist Islamists.
Recall that the current attack on the basis of US forces in Kenya comes after a Thursday-Friday night, the US Air Force carried out an air strike in Baghdad, Iraq, during which Revolutionary Guards Qods Force commander Kassem Suleimani was killed. Following Suleimani's assassination and assassination, the security alert was raised at US bases around the world and the US military launched an "air train" to reinforce its forces in the Middle East region.