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US launches airstrike to assist Somali forces under attack
The U.S. conducted an airstrike against al-Shabab in Somalia on Sunday, according to U.S. Africa Command.
By Zamone Perez
Esper says US military not withdrawing from AFRICOM
“But I had the opportunity to tell, again, to mention again that the U.S. support is critical to our operations and that its reduction would severely limit our effectiveness against terrorists.”
US delivers attack helicopters to Kenya following attack on Manda Bay
The arms sale comes after the Jan. 5 attack on the base at Manda Bay that killed three Americans.
By Shawn Snow
Al-Shabab warns US partner forces in Africa that America will abandon them like it did Syrian Kurds
Al-Shabab said in a message that the raid on Manda Bay should “serve as a stern warning” for African forces that “when the situation gets difficult” American troops will “abandon you" just as they did with the Syrian YPG after entangling them in an “unwinnable war.”
‘Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated,’ four-star general says
The general helming U.S. Africa Command pushed back against allegations that he was killed in an attack in Manda Bay, Kenya.
By Kyle Rempfer
Soldier killed in Kenya attack identified by family
A service member and two DoD contractors died after an attack on U.S. and Kenyan positions at Manda Bay, Kenya, on Sunday.
By Kyle Rempfer
AFRICOM airstrikes take out four al-Shabab militants
The AFRICOM strikes come after a vehicle bomb killed more than 80 people in Mogadishu on Saturday.
By Diana Stancy
Santa did not deliver to ‘The Youth’ in Africa
Al-Shabaab, the terrorist group linked to al-Qaida, translates to “The Youth” in English. Of course, Santa did not deliver to them. They are on the very, very, very bad list.
By Col. Chris Karns
Pentagon examining a reduction of the US footprint in West Africa
Several hundred U.S. troops in Niger, Chad and Mali are most likely to be pulled from the region as part of the Pentagon’s plan, the New York Times reports, citing officials familiar with the internal discussions.
By Diana Stancy