NAIROBI, Jan. 5, 2020 -- Smoke rises from a U.S. millitary base in Lamu County, Kenya, Jan. 5, 2020. The Somali extremist group al-Shabab said it has attacked the U.S. military base in Kenya's coastal Lamu County on Sunday morning. The police said the airstrip used by the U.S. marine was destroyed and aircraft were burned. (Photo by Xin Huashefa/Xinhua via Getty) (Xinhua/Xin Huashefa via Getty Images)

Pentagon’s Own Map of U.S. Bases in Africa Contradicts Its Claim of “Light” Footprint

A formerly secret map from AFRICOM shows a network of 29 U.S. military bases that stretch from one side of Africa to another.

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