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Defense Secretary Austin orders review of deadly 2020 Manda Bay attack in Kenya 1 hour ago U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks to reporters at Israel's Nevatim air base Monday, with an Israeli F-35 fighter jet in the background, at Nevatim Israeli Air Force Base, Monday, April 12, 2021 in Israel. (Robert Burns/AP) BERLIN — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday ordered an Army review of an investigation into a January 2020 militant assault on the Manda Bay military base in Kenya that killed three Americans and wounded three others. In a written statement announcing Austin’s...

By JOHN VANDIVER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 13, 2021 STUTTGART, Germany — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday ordered an independent review of a militant attack that killed three Americans on a U.S. compound in Kenya last year. Austin, who recently completed an initial review of U.S. Africa Command’s investigation into the Jan. 5, 2020 attack, said he wants a deeper look into the deadly ambush at the small Manda Bay outpost. “An independent review will provide added insight, perspective, and the ability to assess the totality of this tragic event involving multiple Mil...

Pentagon chief orders review of deadly 2020 attack in Kenya by Robert Burns And Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press Posted Apr 12, 2021 6:10 pm EDT Last Updated Apr 12, 2021 at 6:14 pm EDT BERLIN — Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday ordered an Army review of an investigation into a January 2020 militant assault on the Manda Bay military base in Kenya that killed three Americans and wounded three others. In a written statement announcing Austin’s decision, his press secretary, John Kirby, did not pinpoint what Austin found lacking in the initial investigation, which was conducted ...

US warns of Al-Shabaab attacks in Kenyan airspace Wednesday March 03 2021 By BRIAN NGUGI Summary Al-Shabaab remains in possession of weapons capable of hitting aircraft at low altitudes of up to 25,000 feet. Al-Shabaab has conducted multiple raids targeting civil aviation, including indirect fire attacks on Aden Adde International Airport (HCMM) and remote airfields where international troops are collocated in Somalia. The US government has issued a new warning to civilian airlines flying in the Kenyan airspace to watch out for possible attacks by militant groups, in what could heighten anxie...

Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM) Weekly: January 30 – February 6, 2020 February 5, 2021 The following are some of this week's reports from the MEMRI Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM) Project, which translates and analyzes content from sources monitored around the clock, among them the most important jihadi websites and blogs. (To view these reports in full, you must be a paying member of the JTTM; for membership information, send an email to [email protected] with "Membership" in the subject line.) Note to media and government: For a full copy of these reports, send an...