Persistent reports from witnesses and hostages maintain they were rescued by American military forces. If so why is it being kept a secret?

American Kenya mall massacre survivors describe rescues by ‘American security forces,’ Kenyan police

Harvard grad Bendita Malakia recalls how ‘American security forces’ led her and 15 others from a break room where they had been hiding for five hours during the siege on Saturday. Lyndsay Handler says she and her family were pulled to safety by Kenyan police officers.