1 US service member, 2 DOD contractors killed in terror attack on US base in Kenya

[Chrome Hyena]

https://abcnews.go.com/Internationa...actors-killed-terror-attack/story?id=68075337

"One U.S. service member and two American Department of Defense contractors were killed in a terror attack on a military base in Kenya that houses some U.S. military personnel. The Somali terror group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack that Kenyan authorities said had been repelled with four militants killed in the fighting. "

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According to the news release, the attack on the compound involved indirect and small-arms fire. There was an initial penetration of the perimeter, but Kenya Defense Forces and U.S. Africa Command repelled the al-Shabaab attack.
Kenya Defense Forces said the attempt was made at approximately 5:30 a.m. local time to breach security at Manda Air Strip and that it had successfully been stopped and the air strip was safe.

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So are other terror groups using the recent U.S. assassination as a reason to begin launching more attacks?

 

[Hecht]

https://abcnews.go.com/Internationa...actors-killed-terror-attack/story?id=68075337

So are other terror groups using the recent U.S. assassination as a reason to begin launching more attacks?

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If the US is too busy dealing with Iran, sounds like they're seeing an opening

 

[Captjohnboyd]

Any terrorist attacks that are born out of the Iran disaster are likely to take a little while. There's usually a planning period before they rush into something

 

[Merv]

The assassination is going to be a great recruitment tool for a while.

 

[justin haines]

Gross

 

[Tallshortman]

https://abcnews.go.com/Internationa...actors-killed-terror-attack/story?id=68075337

So are other terror groups using the recent U.S. assassination as a reason to begin launching more attacks?

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Al Shabaab is aligned with AQ which is obviously anti-Shiite so it's not revenge for the Iranian assassination.

 

[Deleted member 25600]

Not to split hairs, but is it a terror attack if it targets military personel?

 

[Pankratous]

Not to split hairs, but is it a terror attack if it targets military personel?

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I was thinking that too, but any military base will have civilian contractors, so probably yeah it counts.

 

[sapien85]

Not to split hairs, but is it a terror attack if it targets military personel?

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The answer is no. I like a definition a college professor of mine gave (he was a staunch Republican too): Terrorism is targeting non military targets or threatening violence against non military targets to achieve a religious or political goal by by trying to terrorize the population into changing their mind. I think military targets are 100% legitimate in a war.

 

[sapien85]

I was thinking that too, but any military base will have civilian contractors, so probably yeah it counts.

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This is BS. That means literally no military base anywhere can be attacked in a war because of civilian workers.

 

[ty_hot]

I fail to understand how this classifies as a terror attack. A military base is supposed to be attacked, sooner or later, and there was a gunfight with people dying on both sides. I cant see how this is supposed to inflict terror in anyone. I don't think Kenya is a place where USA military people feel safe and that the attack was anything close to a surprise.