What happened at Camp Simba?
The Kenyan Defence °ÇÁ¶±â·»Å»=°ÇÁ¶±â·»Å»ÁÁÀº°÷ Forces (KDF) said "an attempt was made to breach security at Manda Air Strip" but the attack was repulsed.
Four militants were killed, it added.
A fire caused by the attack ·¹Çø®Ä«½Å¹ß=·¹Çø®Ä«½Å¹ß had been extinguished and the airstrip was now safe, a KDF spokesman said.
A nearby airfield used for civilian flights had reopened, aviation officials said.
Al-Shabab said it had "successfully À̹ÌÅ×À̼ǹ̷¯±Þ=À̹ÌÅ×À̼ǹ̷¯±Þ stormed the heavily fortified military base" before taking "effective control of a part of the base".
The group said the Kenyan Å©¸®½ºÂù·çºÎÅÞ=Å©¸®½ºÂù·çºÎÅÞ¿©¼ºÀÇ·ù military used warplanes to repel the attack.
How extensive was the damage?
The Associated Press news agency reported that two aircraft, two US helicopters and multiple vehicles were destroyed at ¾È¸¶ÀÇÀÚ·»Å»=¾È¸¶ÀÇÀÚ·»Å»¾Æ¸§´Ù¿ò the airstrip.
Al-Shabab said it ¸íǰ·¹Çø®Ä«=¸íǰ·¹Çø®Ä« had killed nine Kenyan soldiers and had inflicted 17 "battle casualties" on US forces.
Seven aircraft and five military vehicles had been destroyed, it added.
A journalist with Voice of Africa tweeted photos of what the militants said was a US aircraft that had been targeted.
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