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Interesting timing. 1) Kenya: It's my understanding that Al-Shabab is aligned with al-Qaeda, but there is a history of both working with Iran. According to this site they have received funding from Iran. And: Iran is new transit point for Somali charcoal in illicit trade taxed by militants: U.N. report And a history of Iran's relationship with al-Qaeda: Marriage of Convenience: The Evolution of Iran and al-Qa`ida’s Tactical Cooperation -------------------------------------------------------------- 2) Somalia: -------------------------------------------------------------- Update: I did find that the US hit this group a few days ago, so it may be a response to that. US Airstrikes Kill 4 Terrorists in Somalia Further update:

Looks like something Gary would do.

Cmon Brown, catch that with your hands. Leave the hop at home!

I saw the picture of him. He may still be smoking.

It's apparently a turkey shoot in Iraq right now, as one of the strikes today was apparently not launched by the US: I would have to think that Israel is the best guess, if true. They already know that they will be in the line of reprisal fire after Soleimani got barbecued. I am assuming the denial is referring to this:

Numerous reports of other strikes in various locations. We will see what pans out. Apparently completely charred and/or disintegrated bodies are tough to identify.

Another strike:

There is going to be a lot of false information floating around (from all sides). There is a floating rumor that the Ayn al-Asad Airbase has suffered missile strikes, with this image being attached: This picture, however, has been in existence since at least Aug 2016 (2nd tweet):

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