In Kenya, six people were dead including two terrorists during a raid by suspected al-Shabab extremists in eastern Garissa County today.
According to Deputy County Commissioner Kibet Bowen, the gunmen targeted police officers at a roadblock near the village of Saretho wherein four residents were killed by stray bullets. Two of the suspected extremists were killed by police. The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab since December has increased attacks inside Kenya including Sunday’s attack on a military base that killed three US military personnel and destroyed five US aircraft.
It was the first time al-Shabab had attacked US troops inside Kenya. The US yesterday said, additional troops had arrived to increase security at the Manda Bay airfield in coastal Lamu county. The US Africa Command also said, it did not assess that the attack was linked to Iran, as Middle East tensions are soaring. Al-Shabab is linked to al-Qaida and has no known links to Iran or its proxies.