NBC said the FBI was investigating whether the terrorists included as many as five Americans, based on to represent . . . al-Shabab,” a Somali terrorist group, which “a Twitter feed purporting specific names and home states of the Americans they said were on their “listed side.” CNN tweeted earlier that three Americans were among the within thugs, quoting “sources” which is linked to al Qaeda and has claimed responsibility for the bloodbath. But an Associated Press reporter based in Nairobi said the CNN report was based on a “fake Twitter account.” There were reports that Israeli commandos and the FBI assisted the Kenyan army in its assault on the mall, which is at least partially owned by Israelis. have just entered, and they are rescuing the hostages and the a Kenyan “The Israelis injured,” security source told Daily Nation newspaper. Kenya’s The Israeli Foreign Ministry refused to confirm or deny its forces were involved, the newspaper said. Earlier in the day, US Rep. Peter King (R-LI) said al-Shabab has recruited up to 50 people from Somali-American communities in the US for its operations. The rescue operation began shortly before sundown Sunday, with two helicopters circling army’s to the mall and one skimming the roof. A Kenyan soldier said that the terrorists were using a PKM belt-fed machine gun to defend their stronghold and that government forces were returning fire and conducting floor-to-floor sweeps as they closed in on the killers. President Uhuru Kenyatta reiterated his to continue fighting government’s determination shall not relent on the war on vowing, “We terror.” News Article 2 Title: Standing Against the Warlords Author(s): Michael Meyer Source: (Sept. 23, 2013): Opinion and Editorial: p(L). The New York Times. Document Type: Article Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2013 The New York Times Company
NBC said the FBI was investigating whether the terrorists included as many as five Americans, based on “a Twitter feed purporting to represent . . . al-Shabab,” a Somali terrorist group, which “listed specific names and home states of the Americans they said were on their side.” CNN tweeted earlier that three Americans were among the thugs, quoting “sources” within which is linked to al Qaeda and has claimed responsibility for the bloodbath. But an Associated Press reporter based in Nairobi said the CNN report was based on a “fake Twitter account.” There were reports that Israeli commandos and the FBI assisted the Kenyan army in its assault on the mall, which is at least partially owned by Israelis. “The Israelis have just entered, and they are rescuing the hostages and the injured,” a Kenyan security source told Kenya’s Daily Nation newspaper. The Israeli Foreign Ministry refused to confirm or deny its forces were involved, the newspaper said. Earlier in the day, US Rep. Peter King (R-LI) said al-Shabab has recruited up to 50 people from Somali-American communities in the US for its operations. The army’s rescue operation began shortly before sundown Sunday, with two helicopters circling to the mall and one skimming the roof. A Kenyan soldier said that the terrorists were using a PKM belt-fed machine gun to defend their stronghold and that government forces were returning fire and conducting floor-to-floor sweeps as they closed in on the killers. President Uhuru Kenyatta reiterated his government’s determination to continue fighting vowing, “We shall not relent on the war on terror.” News Article 2 Title: Standing Against the Warlords Author(s): Michael Meyer Source: The New York Times. (Sept. 23, 2013): Opinion and Editorial: p(L). Document Type: Article Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2013 The New York Times Company
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