Spokesperson for U.S. Africa Command in a statement provided to ABC News acknowledged that the attack was at Manda Bay Airfield, Kenya.
The official did not provide information about any casualties at the Kenyan military base that has housed U.S. military personnel for years.
It is unclear how many American personnel are stationed at the base that has reportedly been a site for U.S. special operations forces operating in Somalia.
Somalia’s Al-Shabaab terror group has claimed responsibility for the attack and claimed it killed personnel at the base and damaged the airport, aircraft and equipment.
Kenyan authorities said the attack was repelled and four militants killed in the fighting.
