Al Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for an attack on a US base in Kenya on Sunday morning
The base -- known as Camp Simba -- is located in Lamu county, near Kenya's border with Somalia.Al-Shabaab said the base was used by both American and Kenyan military personnel, and that US military equipment was"destroyed," according to a statement released by the terror group Sunday. Al-Shabaab provided no evidence to support the claims. It wasn't immediately clear if there were any casualties.CNN has reached out to the State Department and the Pentagon for comment.
US Air Force airmen from the 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron conduct a flag-raising ceremony at Camp Simba, Kenya, on August 26, 2019. What is Camp Simba?US troops began operations at the base in 2017, performing counter-terrorism and border security operations to aid Kenya, according to a US Air Force press release.
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