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East Africa:
Kenya, Somalia Seal Pact to Hit Shabaab
Nation, 18 October 2011
The Kenya and Somali governments on Tuesday agreed on a joint strategy to wipe out the al Shabaab militants. Read more »
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East Africa:
Kenya's Incursion Into Somalia Ignores Past Lessons
Chatham House, 18 October 2011
The history of recent foreign military interventions in Somalia is universally bad. From UN and US action in the 1990s to Ethiopia's incursion in 2006, foreign troops entering… Read more »
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Kenya:
Price That Nation Must Pay to Keep Al-Shabaab At Bay
Business Daily, 18 October 2011
Kenya's war against Somali's al-Shabaab will cost billions of shillings and cause fresh shocks in the country's struggling economy with a big impact on growth, analysts have… Read more »
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East Africa:
Somalia, Kenya Discuss On Fighting Al Shabaab
Shabelle, 18 October 2011
The transitional federal government of Somalia and Kenya held discussions about battling Al shabaab fighters who struggles to dethrone the interim government. Read more »
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Kenya:
Somali Militia Threaten Revenge Attacks Over 'Incursion'
Nation, 17 October 2011
Somalia militia al-Shabaab has threatened revenge attacks against Kenya if the government does not withdraw its troops from the war-torn country. Read more »
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Somalia:
Al Shabaab Threatens to Attack Kenya Unless Their Forces Leave
Shabelle, 17 October 2011
The Al shabaab movement on Monday threatened if Kenyan government doesn't withdraws its forces from Somalia, they launch attacks against the neighboring country. Read more »
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Kenya:
Al Shabaab War Poses Economic Risks
The Star, 17 October 2011
Sheik Hassan Yacqub Ali, the spokesman of Al-Shabaab Administration in Kismayo said they would confront any intervention from the Kenyan military and added that they would attack… Read more »
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Kenya:
Time to Confront the Al Shabaab Militia
Nation, 15 October 2011
The decision to deploy the military to tackle the growing menace of al Shabaab militants is the right one. Read more »
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Kenya:
Army Faces Major Battle in Somalia
Nation, 17 October 2011
Kenyan forces are likely to see action in a major battle in the Somali town of Afmadow, 620 kilometres south of Mogadishu, in the coming days. Read more »
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Kenya:
Army Hit Somali Terror Base
The Star, 17 October 2011
Kenyan soldiers over the weekend crossed into Somalia and bombarded an Al Shabaab stronghold in Qoqani in lower Juba land which is about 100 kilometers from the Kenya Somali… Read more »
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Kenya:
Army Enters Somalia in Pursuit of Militants
Nation, 16 October 2011
Kenyan forces were on Sunday operating deep inside Somalia with orders to make sure there are no al Shabaab extremists within 100 kilometres of the border. Read more »
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Kenya:
Govt Orders Army to Fight Somali Militants
Nation, 15 October 2011
The Kenya military has been ordered into action to stop al Shabaab militia from further threatening the country's security and economy. Read more »
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East Africa:
Kenyan Troops Enter Somalia to Chase Kidnappers
RFI, 16 October 2011
Kenyan troops have crossed the border into Somalia to attack Islamist Shebab rebels they accuse of being behind recent kidnappings of foreigners, officials said Sunday. Read more »
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Kenya:
Military Chopper Crashes
Nation, 16 October 2011
A Kenyan military helicopter crashed at the border with Somalia on Sunday afternoon. Read more »