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greyl

(22,990 posts) Sun Jan 5, 2020, 02:56 AM Jan 2020

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Al-Shabab militants carry out raid on US-Kenyan military base

A statement released by the al-Qaeda affiliate claimed that it has inflicted severe casualties on both American and Kenyan troops and destroyed US military aircraft and vehicles, following an attack carried out on Sunday morning in Lamu County, Kenya.

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Al-Shabab militants carry out raid on US-Kenyan military base (Original Post) greyl Jan 2020 OP

Dump has given Islamic groups a common cause. roamer65 Jan 2020 #1

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Israel own the other half of that cause. nt greyl Jan 2020 #2

"End oil dependence now." nt greyl Jan 2020 #3

Link to BBC nitpicker Jan 2020 #4

roamer65

(36,745 posts)

1. Dump has given Islamic groups a common cause.

Reply to greyl (Original post)

Sun Jan 5, 2020, 03:09 AM

Jan 2020

Get the US out of the ME.

He just may have united Sunni and Shi’a in that cause.

greyl

(22,990 posts)

2. Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Israel own the other half of that cause. nt

Reply to roamer65 (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 5, 2020, 03:13 AM

Jan 2020

greyl

(22,990 posts)

3. "End oil dependence now." nt

Reply to greyl (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 5, 2020, 03:22 AM

Jan 2020

nitpicker

(7,153 posts)

4. Link to BBC

Reply to greyl (Original post)

Sun Jan 5, 2020, 06:29 AM

Jan 2020

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50997769

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