Latest "manda bay" stories

Scathing reports find military failures in 2020 Kenya attack that left soldier, two others dead

The attack on Manda Bay, located near a Kenyan seaside resort, was carried out by al-Shabab militants during the pre-dawn hours of Jan. 5, 2020.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

21 months ago

US forces pack up in Somalia for elsewhere in east Africa

U.S. troops pulling out of Somalia aren’t leaving the continent, or even the region, the general who leads U.S. Africa Command said in a statement this weekend.

By Kyle Rempfer

3 years ago

AFRICOM: Al-Shabab growing more emboldened in targeting US troops

The comments come days after a U.S. service member was injured in an al-Shabab attack.

By Diana Stancy Correll

3 years ago

Sinai mission, crisis response forces and numerous outdated tasks potentially on chopping block

Gen. Mark Milley, the Joint Chiefs chairman, told lawmakers Monday at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the defense budget that the Pentagon needs to look at whether the Sinai mission “is still a valid mission” for U.S. forces and whether the peacekeeping operation “still makes sense” to address rising near-peers.

By Shawn Snow

4 years ago

With limited resources, US military shifts strategy from degrading militants in West Africa to containment

Resources for the thinly spread American troops across U.S. Africa Command may be further constrained should the Pentagon decide to curtail the counterterror mission in the region following a defense-wide posture review that is still pending.

By Shawn Snow

4 years ago

AFRICOM commander: My top fear is another deadly attack like Manda Bay

AFRICOM is now examining the security at Manda Bay, and of other U.S. installations throughout the entire continent.

By Diana Stancy Correll

4 years ago