Defense Department Briefing on January 2020 Al-Shabaab Attack in Manda Bay, Kenya
2022-03-12T00:46:17-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvY2I5XC8yMDIyMDMxMDEzMzI1NjAxMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Gen. Stephen Townsend, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) commander, pointed to “inadequate focus on potential threats,” complacent leadership and poor oversight as some of the causes that allowed for the January 5, 2020, al-Shabaab attack on Cooperative Security Location (CSL) in Manda Bay, Kenya, resulting in the deaths of three Americans. The general, appearing remotely from Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany, was joined by other military leaders during a special briefing at the Pentagon. They shared their report on the investigation of the attack by the al Qaeda affiliate. In the report, they also addressed the complacency of certain senior officers, in inability to understand potential threats, and a lack of information and intelligence sharing.
Gen. Stephen Townsend, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) commander, pointed to “inadequate focus on potential threats,” complacent leadership… read more
Gen. Stephen Townsend, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) commander, pointed to “inadequate focus on potential threats,” complacent leadership and poor oversight as some of the causes that allowed for the January 5, 2020, al-Shabaab attack on Cooperative Security Location (CSL) in Manda Bay, Kenya, resulting in the deaths of three Americans. The general, appearing remotely from Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany, was joined by other military leaders during a special briefing at the Pentagon. They shared their report on the investigation of the attack by the al Qaeda affiliate. In the report, they also addressed the complacency of certain senior officers, in inability to understand potential threats, and a lack of information and intelligence sharing. close
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