,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bfh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#aa1 #bjac,mr4 ,coons 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,flake7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,condemning the ,september
 #bjac terrorist attack at the ,westgate
 ,mall in ,nairobi1 ,kenya1 and         
reaffirming ,united ,states support for 
the people and ,government of ,kenya1   
and for other purposes4  ,whereas1 on   
,september #ba1 #bjac1 armed terrorists 
attacked the ,westgate ,mall in         
,nairobi1 ,kenya1 killing more than #fj 
people and injuring at least #age from  
at least #ab different countries during 
a four-day siege2 ,whereas the attack   
was the most deadly terrorist incident  
in ,kenya since the #aiih al ,qaeda     
bombing of the ,united ,states ,embassy 
in ,nairobi2 ,whereas al ,shabaab1 a    
,somali ,islamist extremist group with  
ties to al ,qaeda1 has claimed          

responsibility for the attack1 declaring
 that it was in retaliation for the     
,government of ,kenya's participation in
 the ,african ,union ,mission in        
,somalia 7,,amisom72 ,whereas al        
,shabaab was designated a ,foreign      
,terrorist ,organization by the ,united 
,states ,government in #bjjh and a      
,specially ,designated ,global          
,terrorist entity in #bjab2 ,whereas the
 investigation to identify those        
responsible for the attack and efforts  
to bring them to justice are ongoing2   
,whereas ,kenya is an important ally and
 regional security partner1 playing a   
vital role in breaking al ,shabaab's    
recent stranglehold on ,somalia through 
its participation in ,,amisom2 ,whereas 
the ,republic of ,kenya and the ,united 
,states have a strong and enduring      
partnership based on a shared commitment
 to promoting peace and prosperity in   
,east ,africa and around the world2 and 
,whereas ,kenya is a culturally rich and
 ethnically diverse country3 ,now1      

therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 condemns1 in the strongest possible
 terms1 the heinous atrocities and      
terrorist attack that occurred at the   
,westgate ,mall in ,nairobi1 ,kenya1    
from ,september #ba through #bd1 #bjac2 
7#b7 offers its condolences to the      
families1 friends1 and loved ones of    
those who were killed in the attack and 
expresses its hope for the recovery of  
the wounded1 including ,united ,states  
citizens2  7#c7 recognizes the many     
heroic and selfless acts by ,kenyan     
citizens1 first responders1 and the     
,kenya ,red ,cross to rescue those      
caught in the ,westgate ,mall during the
 attack2  7#d7 reaffirms ,united ,states
 support for the efforts of the         
,government and people of ,kenya to     
combat terrorism1 counter extremism1    
promote tolerance1 and bring the        
perpetrators of the ,westgate ,mall     
attack to justice2  7#e7 commends the   
,government of ,kenya's continued       
participation in the ,african ,union    

,mission in ,somalia2 and  7#f7         
recognizes ,kenya as an important       
regional ally and partner of the ,united
 ,states4