US Military Force Arrives Following Fatal Terrorist Attack on Base in Kenya

US Military Force Arrives Following Fatal Terrorist Attack on Base in Kenya
File photo Staff Sgt. Lexie West/U.S. Air Force via AP
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Following a terrorist attack by an affiliate to al-Qaeda, more U.S. military forces arrived in Kenya, according to a statement from Africa Command.

The U.S. Africa Command’s East Africa Response Force (EARF) arrived at the Manda Bay base to “augment security to secure the airfield after an attack by al-Shabaab terrorists,” Africa Command said in a statement on Monday.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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