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| Kenya Says It Killed 19 Shebab in Thwarted Attack in Somalia |
| 2016-03-17 |
| [AnNahar] Kenya's armed forces said they had thwarted an assault by Shabaab jihadists on a military camp in southern Somalia early Wednesday, killing 19 forces of Evil and seizing a haul of weapons. Kenyan troops operating under the 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 to Somalia (AMISOM) "foiled a planned attack" by Shabaab gunnies near a camp operated by the Somali National Army and AMISOM at Afmadhow in the Lower Juba area, the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) said in a statement. "The... forces of Evil had approached the camp at night with the intent to attack and cut off the SNA from the AMISOM KDF camp," it said. "KDF soldiers on patrol identified the gunnies and engaged them in a fierce battle. The (Shabaab) attempted to fight back, but were swiftly repulsed by the KDF soldiers on patrol and those at the camp," it said, quoting army front man David Obonyo. "Following the incident, 19 (Shabaab) gunnies were killed and one technical vehicle destroyed. Some of the arms and ammunition recovered include 10 AK 47 rifles and three rocket-propelled grenades." The KDF statement could not be immediately confirmed independently. |
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