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| Armed terrorists invaded the Magogoni-Naval base in Lamu County, southeastern Kenya, on January 5, 2020. |
By Our
Correspondent, MOMBASA Kenya
The United
States of America has confirmed that one service member and two Department of
Defence contractors were killed on Sunday in the Manda Bay terrorist attack in
Lamu, south-eastern Kenya.
It added that two Department of Defence members are
nursing injuries.
In a press release, Commander of the US Africa
Command, General Stephen Townsend, said the wounded are in stable condition.
More importantly, he said the US' resolve to defeat
al-Shabaab, which was behind the attack, remains unshaken.
"...As we honour their sacrifice, let us also
harden our resolve. Alongside our African and international partners, we will
pursue those responsible for this attack and al-Shabaab who seeks to harm
Americans and US interests. We remain committed to preventing al-Shabaab from maintaining
a safe haven to plan deadly attacks against the US homeland, East African and
international partners."
General Townsend further disclosed details of the
attack: the militants penetrated the compound but were repulsed by Kenya
Defence Forces and US soldiers, and six contractor-operated aircraft were
damaged in the attack that involved indirect and small arms fire.
The airfield is used by US forces
to train African forces, respond to crises and safeguard US interests.
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