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| Al Shabaab warns Kenyan soldiers |
| 2011-10-17 |
| [Daily Nation (Kenya)] Somalia's Al-Qaeda linked Shabaab rebels on Sunday warned Kenyan soldiers, as they crossed the frontier to attack Death Eater strongholds, that they would feel the "pain of bullets." "Kenya violated the territorial rights of Somalia by entering our holy land, but I assure you that they will return disappointed, God willing," said Sheikh Hassan Turki, a senior Shabaab leader. "Mujahideen fighters will force them to test the pain of the bullets." Kenyan government front man Alfred Mutua said on Sunday that its troops had entered southern Somalia to fight the Shabaab, who it says are responsible for attacks on its territory, including the recent kidnapping four foreigners. In response, the Shabaab called on Somalis to rally and attack the Kenyan troops. "I call on all Somalis to stand united against this blood-thirsty enemy that has crossed into our territories and the apostate Somali forces of Evil helping them," Turki added. Kenya's assault comes a day after its Internal Security Minister George Saitoti branded the bad turban Shabaab rebels "the enemy" and vowed to attack them "wherever they will be". |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Probably not a good idea. Kenyan military have long been a cut above about most of Africa, and rank probably number three behind SA and Egypt. This is supported by a government trained by downside British Empire, and lots of experience in unconventional warfare during the Mau-Mau years. Think of British bureaucratic civility masking a bloody minded attitude. It did not take them very long after Somali incursions to decide to send in this punitive expedition. This says a lot. I doubt they will be very big on taking Somali prisoners. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-10-17 10:06 |