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Kenyan army base raided by Shaboobs near Fino
2016-08-06
Heavily armed terrorists militants from Al Shabaab have launched deadly attack on Kenyan Defense Forces (KDF) base near Fino town in Mandera County, northeast of Kenya.

The raid triggered heavy clashes between KDF forces and Al Shabaab terrorists militants that started late on Wednesday afternoon and has continued till Thursday morning, according to local residents. Kenyan warplanes were involved in the battle, sources said.

The clashes caused the death of armed terrorists militants and KDF troops but it could not be independently verified how many soldiers and fighters were killed.

Both sides have exchanged heavy and slight weapons during the fighting.
What's a "slight" weapon?
Meanwhile, tens of local residents were reported to have started fleeing from Fino town to another village, in a bid to survive from their lives in the clashes.

In the couple of weeks, several Kenyan forces have been killed and wounded in roadside bombings and ambush attacks claimed by Al Qaeda linked Al Shabaab militants based in Somalia.
Posted by:Steve White

#6  I ask and Zenobia answers. Can't do better than that :-)
Posted by: Steve White   2016-08-06 15:17  

#5  Rights workers in Fino were so stressed
They've issued this powerful protest:
"We're terribly triggered
(especially Sigurd!)
To witness this dwarf-tossing contest."
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220   2016-08-06 14:26  

#4  What's a "slight" weapon?

slasers and sparticle beams
Posted by: SteveS   2016-08-06 13:37  

#3  :-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2016-08-06 12:03  

#2  oooooo.
Gonna have a cup of coffee, rethink my time wasted.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2016-08-06 10:29  

#1  "slight" weapon?

More punchy than plaintive epistle;
Less pricy and dicey than fissile.
Home-brewed, cost-effective.
Launch rudeness, invective,
Cold shoulder, disdain, or dismissal!
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220   2016-08-06 07:01  

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