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Two Kenyans Among Shaboobs Injured In US Airstrike In Somalia
[RADIOSHABELLE] Two Kenyans are among ...  the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...camp in Somalia on Christmas Eve. Mohammed Ahmed Farah alias Mohammed Kheir and Abdullahi Wilif from Wajir County survived the strike at the terrorists’ training camp at Ball Raho. They are currently being treated at Aus qurun medical camp, operated by al-Shabaab, according to a document shared among Kenyan security agencies and seen by the Nation. Kenya Defence Forces planes also dropped bombs at another al-Shabaab camp on Thursday, killing two RESCUE KDF surveillance teams spotted al-Shabaab rescue teams arrive at Bohadi, the bombed camp at 2 pm, the document added. "The rescue team from Kukumo al-Shabaab camp reached the site, collected the bodies and the injured and took them to Kukumo. The KDF plane that conducted the airstrike was clearing the routes for KDF troops travelling from Busar to Elwak ," the document also said. The bombed camp is located between Busar and Burahache within Gedo, a region categorised as sector two and falls under KDF mandate. The camp targeted by the US air strike is located between Aus Qurun and Wargadud. "There were 300 recruits at the camp at the time of the attack and dozens of them were either killed or injured," according to the document. EXPLOSIVES International forces in Somalia intensified attacks against al-Shabaab over the festive period, killing 17 Death Eaters. They include Wednesday’s attack in which four bad boyz were potted after an airstrike by United States military. A vehicle rigged up with explosives was destroyed during the airstrike, said a statement by US Africa Command. The vehicle-borne improvised bomb is similar to one used by al-Shabaab to attack a Kenya Defence Camp in El-Adde and Kolbiyo, in which many lives were lost. "The forces will continue to use all authorised and appropriate measures to protect the US, its partners and interests, and deny safe haven to terrorist groups. This includes partnering with AMISOM and Somali National Security Forces in combined counterterrorism operations and targeting terrorists, their training camps, and their safe havens throughout Somalia and the region," the statement added. Posted by: Fred 2017-12-30 |
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