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KDF kill senior Al Shabaab commander in Somalia
[SHABELLENEWS] The Kenyan military Saturday said it had foiled an attack by al-Shabaab...  the personification of Somali state failure...Lions of Islam on a military base in neighboring Somalia, in the process killing Bashe Nure Hassan, a top al-Shabaab commander. Kenya Defense Forces front man Col. Joseph Owuoth Saturday said in a statement that Kenyan soldiers rushed to the aid of Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers who were being attacked by al-Shabaab at around 3.05 East African time (0005GMT). "In the subsequent engagement AMISOM [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... Mission in Somalia forces from Kenya] supported the SNA allies using mortars and machine gun fire to scuttle the terrorist attack," Owuoth said, adding that the attack happened at Kulday, Somalia. "Following the failed terrorist attack, two al-Shabaab holy warriors were neutralized and scores injured, and one of the holy warriors killed was an al-Shabaab commander, Bashe Nure Hassan," he added. According to the Kenyan military, Bashe Nure Hassan was a Kuday resident who was born and raised in the area before joining the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabaab Lion of Islam group several years back. Kenyan soldiers also said that they recovered an assortment of weapons including three AK-47 rifles, 11 magazines, a satellite phone, and 290 rounds of ammunition. The Kenyan military said that there were no casualties from the Somali army side or Kenyan side. "The report did not indicate what type of weapons the detained civilians weren't carrying." Posted by: Fred 2017-04-09 |
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