american military contract has been killed in an attack on a kenyan army base the base known as camp simba is located in lamu county in southeastern kenya the armed group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility for their sold many fighters from the group were reportedly killed several aircraft and military vehicles were destroyed which is in kenya's capital nairobi she says there are plenty of questions left unanswered following a series of al-shabaab attacks over the past few days. it was an audacious attack the military base is heavily fortified protective about the king and american troops but al shabaab still managed to break through they destroyed the military planes and infrastructure on the base is a very volatile is an area called borneo forests and over the years the kenyan defense force they've been going in out of the forest trying to flush out al shabaab fighters and they've been casualties on both sides on a passenger bus was attacked along the road in the county area al-shabaab fighters they shot at the bus and 3 people were killed just last week in somalia a truck bomb went of

which is also used by american forces the base is located in lamu county and the site is known as camp simba. quickly claimed responsibility but there's no word yet on any casualties amongst kenyan or u.s. troops let's get more information from her joins us live from nairobi what else do we know at this stage carol. well the actual attack has ended right now the kenyans and americans are combing through the area trying to find the people who were responsible we've been told that some military aircraft on the base has been destroyed right now a port is closed people way he can close to them if you're basically told to leave for their own safety it's a difficult in the sense that this place is only forest that's where else about quite a good to be operating in kenya and over the years the king and defense force has been going in out of the forest trying to weed them out sometimes with a lot of casualties on both sides trying to get rid of al shabaab in kenya right now for example we know that people they are being told to just stay alert stay in their homes and try not to venture out and this

forces has come under attack the base is local located in lamu county and the site is known as camp simba. responsibility for the attack but there's no word yet on any casualties amongst kenyan or u.s. troops well let's get more details from harriman sasa who joins us from nairobi hi there harry what other details do we have right now. well this was a very audacious attack the base is heavily fortified demanded by the king in and the americans but al shabaab still managed to break through what we've been told that the actual attack is over what the americans the kenyans are doing now is called me through the area trying to find the people who are responsible a lot of court has been closed because the things that this place is they are born in a forest that's where al shabaab is day to operate from in kenya and in the past the kenyan forces have been going in and out to that forest trying to weed out the al shabaab fighters what is also difficult is that a few days ago on thursday a bus was attacked. it was going to mombasa it was attacked supposedly by al-shabaab fighters it was shot at 3

american forces has come under attack the base is located in lamu county and the site is known as camp simba has claimed responsibility for vats attack but there's no word yet on the number of casualties libya's health ministry says at least 30 people have been killed after an airstrike by forces loyal to warlord after it's targeted a military academy in the capital tripoli the death toll is expected to rise with reports of many more bodies at the scene. you are up to date those are the headlines the news continues here after inside story we'll see you later but by. counting the cost 2020 we pick through what could be the whole geo political and geo economic topics of the year for the most important election in the free world and we ask if the world can come together to tackle global warming get a quality globalizing counting the cost on al-jazeera we did not. take action to start a war. donald trump defends the assassination over iran's top military leader but critics say the u.s. president has made the world a more dangerous place how will the killing of persons on the money affect america

american military contractors have been killed in an attack on a kenyan army base the base known as camp simba is located in lamu county in southeastern kenya the armed group has claimed responsibility for the assault many fighters from the group were reportedly killed several ak raft and military vehicles were destroyed. so to come on al-jazeera we go live to venezuela where the opposition is denouncing what they're calling a parliamentary. hong-kong protests take a new turn with police cracking down on traders showing that anger across the border business. is a wave of sentiment around the world people actually want accountability from the people who are running their countries and i think often people's voices are not higher because that's not part of the mainstream news narrative. obviously we cover big stories and report on the big events going on but we also tell the stories of people who generally don't have a voice i mean one of the child my that's never been afraid to put your hand up and ask a question and i think that's what our syria really does we ask the questions that people sho

al-shabaab is an extremist group and they were behind the attack on camp simba. the kenya's military says at least four attackers were killed during the is that in. two airplanes, vehicles were destroyed. this attack comes one week after al-shabaab killed 79 people with a truck bomb in neighboring somalia. the names of the american victims have not been released. >>> wildfires continue to ravish australia, the fires have claimed at least 24 people and have destroyed 2000 homes. experts estimate at least 500 million animals have been killed including a third of the regimes koala publishing. firefighters are exerted. the prime minister took on president steps when he deployed 3000 military service to battle the flames. spent there has been plenty of criticism. what we have to focus on and all of us have to focus on the needs of the community and getting the support. >> many have criticized the prime minister for what they believe was a delayed response. the deadly fires, the prime minister has committed millions to release a fire fighter aircraft from overseas and

mt and the sites known as camp simba has claimed responsibility for the attack and there's no word yet on the amounts of casualties kenyan or u.s. troops libya's health ministry says at least 30 people have been killed after an airstrike by forces loyal to warlord. it's hard to measure academy in the capital tripoli the death toll is expected to rise with reports of many more bodies at the scene as the 2nd attack in just 24 hours after an airstrike hit a civilian area near tripoli's only functioning or killing one person those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera right after talked to al jazeera we'll see you a bit later about. taiwan's president seeks a 2nd town facing shanghai you advocates restoring closer ties with china will the selection of the island closer to the mainland will continue to resist beijing's push the unification taiwan's 20 trying to presidential election on al-jazeera. the on the move will be seen. on the previous episode of talk to al-jazeera we spoke to even partly the founder of a south african based private army here's what he told us. the

american forces has come under attack the base is located in lamu county and the site is known as camp simba has claimed responsibility for vats attack but there's no word yet on the number of casualties libya's health ministry says at least 30 people have been killed after an airstrike by forces loyal to warlord after it's targeted a military academy in the capital tripoli the death toll is expected to rise with reports of many more bodies at the scene. you are up to date those are the headlines the news continues here after inside story we'll see you later but by. counting the cost 2020 we pick through what could be the whole geo political and geo economic topics of the year for the most important election in the free world and we are asking if the world can come together to tackle global warming inequality globalizing counting the cost on al-jazeera we did not. take action to start a war. donald trump defends the assassination of iran's top military leader but critics say the u.s. president has made the world a more dangerous place how will the killing of thousands of the money affect ame

stormed a military base in kenya it happened in lamu county in a heavily secured sites known as camp simba the armed group released these pictures it says show the pre-dawn attack its fighters 4 of whom were killed managed to destroy several aircraft and military vehicles 2 u.s. defense department officials are among the injured from nairobi here's how to move on the many unanswered questions surrounding the attack. it was an audacious attack the military base is heavily fortified protective about the king and american troops but al shabaab still managed to break through there destroyed some military planes and infrastructure on the base is a very volatile is an area called born virus and over the years the kenyan defense force they've been going in now to the forest trying to flush out al shabaab fighters and they've been casualties on both sides on thursday a passenger bus was attacked along the road in the county area al-shabaab fighters they shot at the bus and 3 people were killed just last week in somalia a truck bomb went off killing dozens of people in the capital mogadishu there a

the attack was on camp simba naval base in manda bay in lamu county on kenya 5 northern coast.rd berkeley, a vocal critic of the project, says there is "overwhelming evidence" that the costs of hs2 are "out of control" and its benefits overstated. the government says lord berkeley 5 report represents his own personal view. you are watching breakfast from bbc news. several rocket attacks took place in baghdad last night including one near the us embassy. it follows a funeral procession for the iranian military general qasem soleimani who was killed in a us drone strike in the city. we can cross now to baghdad and speak to the washington post's iraq reporter mustafa salim. thank you for taking the time to talk to us, we are very grateful to you. as the washington post's correspondent in baghdad, how uncomfortable is the situation for you at the moment? the situation right now here is very tense. i live here, so i do have my precautions to take. but in general, the situation is tense right now. iraqis are thinking about the future, which is unknown. they have always known that onc

which is also used by american forces the base is located in la county and the site is known as camp simba quickly claimed responsibility for the attack there's no word yet on any casualties among kenyan or u.s. troops at least 30 people have been killed off toward a leaf a half his forces carried out an air strike against a military academy in libya's capital tripoli it's the 2nd attack in 24 hours after an airstrike you just civilian area the tripoli's only functioning airport killing one person cool the temperatures in parts of australia have given firefighters a brief reprieve after what's been described as a horrid day of bushfires on saturday blood red skies could be seen along close to communities in new south wales the death toll has risen to 25 but with already cited mass evacuations prevented major loss of life. rescue efforts have been called off in cambodia 2 days after a building under construction collapsed in kip at least 36 people died when the hotel climbed down trapping workers in the rubble 43 others were injured the did include 6 children and 14 when it knows the headli

. >> reporter: this happened shortly before sunrise near camp simba took place.d states special forces usually train their african partners like the kenyan defense forces. what we know is that since this morning, the u.s. african commander released a statement saying one american serviceman and two u.s. civilian contractors have died in that attack, a further two have been injured and we believe that they are stable and, according to u.s. africa command they are being evacuated. now, of course, manneda bay, where this took place, is one of the most beautiful places in kenya. unfortunately its proximity to the somalian border means it's prone to so many attacks from this al qaeda-linked terror group known as al shabaab. last sunday they killed 80 people in mogadishu in a truck bol. it's their mode of operation. nearly a year to the date on january 15th, they attacked a hotel here, killing 21 people. of course, their audaciousness and brazenness of this attack is raising a lot of questions this evening in this east africa region, how this terror group could manage

air field very near where quite troounited sta train their african partners near a camp called camp simbahe united states servicemen and two, contractors for the department of defense were killed in that attack. u.s. africa command tells us that to further contractors were injured and at the moment stable and being evacuated. now, it sits on the edge of the indian ocean and used to be a popular tourist place. it's also world heritage site but unfortunately, it's approxima proximity to the border is prone to attacks. they repel the attack together with the american partners and discovered bodies and several aircraft were damaged according to the u.s. africa command to some degree including six contractor operated civilian aircraft and we know there were also rotary types of aircraft. now why has this happened? they have been ramping up attacks. last week they attacked a suicide truck bomb which killed over 85 somalis in the capital. the response of the united states africa command and somali partners was to strike at several bases for al shabob. despite the attacks, drone attacks, air stri

africa command train their african partners, near camp simba.t we know now is that one united states serviceman and two contractors for the department of defense were killed in that attack. u.s. africa command also tells us two further contractors were injured, and at the moment they're stable and are being evacuated. now, lamu county sits on the edge of the indian ocean. it used to be a very popular tourist place. it's also unesco world heritage site. but unfortunately, its proximity to the somali border means it is prone to al-shabaab attacks. the defense forces tell us they repelled together with the american partners and they discovered five bodies of terrorists. they also found various weapons, rpgs, ak-47s and things of that nature. furthermore, several aircraft at this base were damaged according to the u.s. africa command to some degree, including six contractor operated civilian aircraft. we also know that they were also fix-wing and rotary types of aircraft. now, why has this happened? al-shabaab has been ramping up their attacks. reme

american military contractors have been killed in an attack on a kenyan army base the base known as camp simba is located in lamu county in southeastern kenya the armed group has claimed responsibility for the are sold many fighters from the group were reportedly killed several aircraft and military vehicles were destroyed. is in kenya's capital nairobi she says plenty of questions left unanswered or in a series of attacks over the past few days. it was an audacious attack the military base is heavily fortified protective about the king and american troops but al shabaab still managed to break through they destroyed the military planes and infrastructure on the base is a very volatile is an area called borneo forest and over the years the kenyan defense force they've been going in the forest trying to flush out al shabaab fighters and they've been casualties on both sides on thursday a passenger bus was attacked along the road in the county area al-shabaab fighters they shot at the bus and 3 people were killed just last week in somalia a truck bomb went off killing dozens of people in the capi

military base in kenya the attack happened in lamu county and the heavily secured sites known as camp simba these are pictures released by the on group showing the pre-dawn attack 2 u.s. defense department officials are among those injured 4 al shabab fighters were killed but the attackers managed to destroy several aircraft and military vehicles from nairobi here's how to much on the many unanswered questions surrounding the attack. it was an audacious attack the military base is heavily fortified protective about the king and american troops but al shabaab still managed to break through they destroyed the military planes and infrastructure on the base is a very volatile is an area called borneo forest and over the years the kenyan defense force they've been going in and out of the forest trying to flush out al shabaab fighters and they've been casualties on both sides on thursday a passenger bus was attacked along the road in the county area al-shabaab fighters they shot at the bus and 3 people were killed just last week in somalia a truck bomb went off killing dozens of people in the cap

which is also used by american forces the base is located in la county and the site is known as camp simba al-shabaab quickly came to sponsibility for the attack there's no word yet on any casualties among kenyan or u.s. troops. is in nairobi she says they are still plenty of unanswered questions about these a tux. it was an audacious attack the military base in lamu is heavily fortified protective about the king and american troops but al-shabaab still managed to break through they destroyed the military planes and infrastructure on the base is a very volatile is an area called borneo forests and over the years the kenyan defense force they've been going in out of the forest trying to flush out al shabaab fighters and they've been casualties on both sides on thursday a passenger bus was attacked along the road in the county area al-shabaab fighters they shot at the bus and 3 people were killed just last week in somalia a truck bomb went off killing dozens of people in the capital mogadishu there are concerns that al-shabaab is gaining more and more prominence in this particular weeds and