1) Another deadly #Shabaab attack today, in which it claims killing 17 Americans & 9 Kenyans after 10hour clashes at Camp Simba US naval base in #Kenya. Comes amid a severe wave of attacks this past year by the group.
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2) #Shabaab calls today's op 2nd part of its “Quds Will Never be Judaized" campaign in response to Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Comes one year after Shabaab launched this campaign w its deadly attack on Riverside complex in #Kenya ent.siteintelgroup.com/Statements/sha…
3) In Dec alone, #Shabaab's attacks included suicide bombing on Somali military convoy in Galkayo, deadly ambush on SNA in Bay region, & horrific #Mogadishu bombing which killed 79+. No signs of progress since Trump ramped up strikes in recent years.
4) UPDATE: Sadly three Americans (one service member and two contractors) were killed in today’s attack by the #Shabaab in #Kenya (less than the 17 it claimed earlier). Two DOD personnel are injured, but in stable condition.
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5) #Shabaab insists it will attack Americans "until they stop their blind support for the Zionist Jews...oppressing our Muslim families in Palestine." A reminder that while Shabaab is often discussed in regional contexts, it still sees itself as engaged in al-Qaeda's global jihad
