5th January 2020
Al-Shabab forces attack the Camp Simba air-strip near Manda Island in Lamu County, Kenya.
The attack is repulsed, but several personel at the camp are killed and a large stockpile of fuel is destroyed. Four members of Al-Shabab were said to have also been killed in the assault.
The attack was initiated with a car bomb attack to get through the security gates.
see BBC
see Southfront
see Aljazeera
see ISW News
see Haaretz
see Southfront - New 2021 footage of the event.