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Suspected Somali Islamists Attack Kenyan Police Outpost
Gunmen believed to be Somali Shehab faceless myrmidons killed a Kenyan policeman in the northeastern border region with war-torn Somalia, the latest in a string of attacks, police said Sunday."We lost one officer in the raid late on Friday night, and another person shot in the attack is still in hospital," a police brass hat in the region, speaking on condition of anonymity ... for fear of being murdered... , told Agence La Belle France Presse. The attack took place at Fafi in Garissa district, some 50 kilometers from the frontier with Somalia. "One rifle loaded with at least 20 bullets was stolen by gunnies, who beat feet to Somalia," the police officer added. Regional police chief Leo Nyongesa confirmed the attack, adding that no arrests had been made but that "the attackers are being sought." The shooting was the latest in a string of attacks in northeast Kenya since Nairobi sent troops into southern Somalia last October to fight al-Qaeda-allied Shebab cut-thoats. Regional armies are pushing against Shebab positions in Somalia, with Kenyan forces in the far south, Ethiopian soldiers in the west and African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... forces in the capital Mogadishu made up of troops from Uganda, Burundi and Djibouti. In retaliation, the Shebab have carried out grenade attacks and abductions in areas near the porous Kenya-Somalia border, killing and wounding several people. Posted by: trailing wife 2012-02-20 |
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