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Suspected Al-Shabaab militants arrested near Kenya-Somalia border
[Garowe] Police in Kenya are interrogating two men suspected to be al-Shabaab ...... an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia attempting to metastasize into Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and similar places, all of which have enough problems without them...members, in the latest significant development which bolsters the fight against the al-Qaeda linked group which dominates large swathes of rural Somalia. According to the police, the two men were arrested during a security operation in Garissa County which is in the northeastern part of the country. A top regional official confirmed the arrest of the Death Eaters. Garissa County Commissioner Boaz Cherutich said the police recovered three firearms, 98 bullets, and five magazines following a sting operation conducted in Modika area in the outskirts of Garissa town on Wednesday night. The bigwig said the two suspects will be arraigned in court once investigations are complete and warned that the government will not relent in its efforts to rid the area of illegal gangs marauding with firearms. Kenya has been an al-Shabaab hotbed, especially for the last seven years, with the forces of Evil often targeting the capital Nairobi and northeastern parts. Kenya Defense Forces have been operating in Somalia since 2011. Related: Garissa County: 2022-02-13 Kenya beefs up security on Somali border after Al-Shabaab attacks Garissa County: 2021-03-31 Kenyan police arrest 3, seize cache of weapons in border region Garissa County: 2020-01-14 Somalia’s al-Shabaab kill 3 teachers, abduct one in Kenya Posted by: trailing wife 2022-03-06 |
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