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Following a mass shooting by Al-Shabab militants at a shopping mall in Kenya’s Capitol on Sunday, the U.S. is set to target the militants.
A lone giraffe in Nairobi National Park. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
By Andrew Pontbriand
NAIROBI — On Sunday September 22, 2013 the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya was invaded by Al-Shabab Somalian Militants, killing at least 68 people. The Kenyan Military announced late Sunday that they have taken back “most” of the mall, and freed hostages.[1]
According to Former US general Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarell, the United States is now seeking targets to hit. ”They’re developing targets and refining target lists, trying to fill in any gaps that we possibly have,” the former four-star general said during an interview with ABC’s This Week on Sunday.[2]
“Intelligence has been gathered and will continue to be gathered to fill in any holes that we have about what happened in this particular attack and what could happen in the future”, Gen. Chiarelli added. He also stated that the situation is very chaotic, and U.S. Officials are doing everything they can to gather intelligence.
Israeli Special Forces are already on the ground in Kenya, as they were airlifted soon after the attacks began. It is not clear exactly how the United States plans on carrying out said attacks, but what is clear is the attacks are already being formulated, and revised.
Sources:
[1] Kenya Presses Assault Against Militants in Mall Siege – NYTimes.com
[2] Report: US military to hit targets in Kenya, other African states – PressTV.ir
