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KDF repulses Al-Shabaab attack in Kenya, 2 toes up
2023-08-24
[Garowe] The Kenya Defense Forces [KDF] and other multi-agency security teams repulsed the al-Shabaab
...... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...
attack in Lamu on Tuesday morning, reports indicate, in the latest incident which shows coordination between security teams and locals within the Republic of Kenya.

For the last three months, the al-Shabaab bandidos bully boyz have increased attacks within Kenya, leading to the mobilization of security forces in response to infiltration, particularly along the mostly non-existent border, which remains closed at the official entry points.

According to multiple sources, al-Shabāab al-Mujāhideen Terrorists attacked the Maplotini farming village in Witu and burnt crops along with homes before KDF and officers from National Police Reservists [NPR] aptly repulsed a large-scale attack targeting civilians.

In Pandaguo the terror group probed the elite GSU Camp with RPG and assault rifles, witnesses said. Lamu County which shares Boni Forest with Somalia has been a major battlefield between al-Shabaab and multi-agency security teams that have been conducting operations in the country.

The government of Kenya activated Operation Amani Boni in the spirit of flushing al-Shabaab bandidos bully boyz along the Kenya-Somalia border. The operation is partly boosted by the closure of the Kiunga-Ras Kamboni border point, which is deemed as insecure by security teams from both countries.

Repulsing of al-Shabaab hard boyz on Tuesday is a projection of continued effective preemption of attacks in Lamu is an indicator of better intelligence collection, consumption, and exploitation by National Government Administration Officers [NGAO] and National Police Service [NPS], experts say.

During a recent interview, Defence Minister Aden Duale urged locals in Lamu to move closure to security teams, admitting that the dense forest has partly made it difficult for the security teams to dismantle al-Shabaab bully boys, who have been penetrating further to the East Africa nation.
Shabelle News adds:
Two people were killed Tuesday following an ambush by suspected Al-Shabaab
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murderous Moslems near Lango La Simba area on the Lamu-Witu-Garsen Road in Kenya.

Lamu West Deputy County Commissioner Gabriel Kioni said the vehicle was waylaid by the heavily armed murderous Moslems between 6.30am and 7am.

After stopping them, the attackers slit their throats killing them on the spot.

They then moved about 60 kilometres to Pandanguo where they attempted to force their way into the Pandanguo General Service Unit (GSU) camp but were repulsed by officers.

"I can confirm that two people, a driver and the co-driver of a lorry, have been killed at Lango La Simba this morning...Their bodies have been taken to the Mpeketoni Sub-County Hospital. Investigations are on," said Mr Kioni.

Local administrators, who talked to journaists on condition of anonymity, said no casualties were reported at Salama village as most of the residents are living in an IDP camp.

Kioni said the Death Eaters had earlier torched eight houses and a church at Salama village in Lamu West at night.

The Death Eaters, believed to be between 30 and 60, raided the villages between 8.30 pm and 11pm on Monday night and stole household items including television sets, solar panels, lamps, maize flour and goats.
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