The State Department said Thursday it would offer a $10 million bounty to anyone who may have information leading to suspects involved in the 2020 attack on a U.S. military base in Kenya’s Manda Bay.
“On January 5, 2020, dozens of al-Shabaab terrorists used mortars, rocket-propelled grenades, and small arms to attack US personnel at a military base in Manda Bay, Kenya.” year anniversary.
The ministry is calling on anyone with information about individuals involved in the attack on the airfield to “tip” and they could be “qualified” for a bounty of up to $10 million. there is.
In March 2022, the Pentagon released the results of an independent investigation into the attack, saying that “30 to 40 determined, disciplined and well-resourced al-Shabaab fighters” had taken the base. I found you attacked.
US soldiers killed in al-Shabaab attack in Kenya identified
On November 14, 2022, the United States announced it would increase the reward to $10 million per case for information on key leaders of al-Shabaab in Somalia.
(Photo by Simon Mainna/AFP via Getty Images)
“The investigation and independent review further determined that there was no single point of failure leading to loss of life or damage to property, and that no single act or omission could have prevented the attack,” the research release said. says.
The review found that “several fortuitous factors” led to the terrorist groups’ attacks, including inadequate force protection measures, security preparedness, and a lack of understanding of the threat.
U.S. Army soldier, expert Henry J. Mayfield, and two U.S. contractors, Bruce Triplett and Dustin Harrison, were killed in the attack. Three of his other American soldiers and his one Kenyan soldier were also wounded.
Members of the hardline Islamic extremist group al-Shabaab parade the streets of Mogadishu, Somalia, on January 1, 2010.
(Reuters/Faisal Omar)
US forces kill two al-Shabaab terrorists in Somali airstrike, Pentagon says
Eight officers and non-commissioned officers were reportedly reprimanded for acts or failures to act that contributed to the success of the attack the Air Force said in March.
Massive attacks destroyed US government resources worth $71.5 million.
A series of steps have been taken to improve troop protection not only at Manda Bay Base, but at U.S. military bases across the continent.
Nairobi, Kenya – September 25: KDF officers (out of South Africa) leave Westgate Mall on September 25, 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya. The mall was hit by a terrorist attack on Saturday when 15 gunmen from his 10 of the militant group al-Shabaab entered the mall and randomly opened fire on shoppers. 68 deaths have been confirmed.
(Photo by Danish Ochien/Nation Media/Gallo Images/Getty Images))
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
At least four militants were killed in the attack and it was successfully repulsed, according to a post by the Kenya Defense Forces on the day of the attack.
The al-Shabaab terrorist group has been responsible for several large-scale attacks in Kenya, including the 2013 Westgate Mall attack that killed at least 67 people and the 2015 attack on Kenya’s Garissa University that killed 148 people. owes
