SOUND: Joselow CR # 1555185 Kenya-Somalia, General Karangi Acts Kenya says its troops will stay in neighboring Somalia as long as necessary to stop attacks by Somalian-based radical Islamists on its soil. Kenya’s military chief General Julius Karangi told reporters in Nairobi Saturday there is no timeline on the operation against Al-Shabaab rebels. He said […]
Kenya’s Army Chief Says No Deadline On Troops In Somalia
Posted October 29th, 2011 at 7:30 pm (UTC-5)
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White House: US Drones in Ethiopia
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
The White House says the United States has drones in Ethiopia and that the unmanned aircraft are there to conduct reconnaissance missions, not airstrikes. Spokesman Jay Carney told reporters on Friday that the operation is part of the U.S. government’s partnership with Ethiopia to promote stability in the Horn of Africa and combat terrorism. U.S. […]
Blast Strikes Military Convoy in Eastern Kenya
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
A blast struck a paramilitary convoy in eastern Kenya on Friday, seriously wounding three security officers . The explosion happened just outside the town of Garissa on a road that leads to Kenya’s massive Dadaab refugee complex and continues to the Somali border about 150 kilometers away. Authorities were investigating if a land mine or […]
US Drones in Ethiopia Begin Flying Into Somalia
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
The United States has confirmed that it is sending drones based in Ethiopia into neighboring Somalia to conduct surveillance missions. U.S. military officials say the unmanned Reaper drones are flying from an airfield in the southern Ethiopian city of Arba Minch into Somalia, where the government is battling the al-Qaida-linked group al-Shabab. The drones can […]
Kenyan Sentenced to Life in Prison for Grenade Attacks
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
A Kenyan man who pleaded guilty to a grenade attack earlier this week in Nairobi has been given life in prison, while Somali insurgent group al-Shabab continues to threaten more violence across Kenya in retaliation for its offensive into Somalia. Elgiva Bwire Oliacha confessed to being a member of al-Shabab, and admitted his role in […]
Al-Shabab Leader in Somalia Calls for Attacks Against Kenya
Posted October 27th, 2011 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
An al-Shabab militant leader in Somalia is calling on his followers to carry out huge explosions inside Kenya, in retaliation for Kenyan troops going into Somalia to try and stop the Islamic militants. Sheikh Muktar Robow says tossing grenades is not enough. He is urging the militants to strike what he calls big painful blows. […]
Kenya Reports First Direct Clash With al-Shabab in Somalia
Posted October 27th, 2011 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
Kenya says its troops in Somalia have exchanged fire with al-Shabab militants in the first direct clash between the sides. A Kenyan military statement says Kenyan troops were attacked by about 45 al-Shabab fighters Thursday as the troops moved toward the southern Somali town of Qoqani to reinforce forward positions. The statement says Kenyan forces […]
Kenya Reports First Direct Clash With al-Shabab in Somalia
Posted October 27th, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Kenya says its troops in Somalia have exchanged fire with al-Shabab militants in the first direct clash between the sides. A Kenyan military statement says Kenyan troops were attacked by about 45 al-Shabab fighters Thursday as the troops moved toward the southern Somali town of Qoqani to reinforce forward positions. The statement says Kenyan forces […]
Four Killed in Attack on Vehicle in Northeastern Kenya
Posted October 27th, 2011 at 8:15 am (UTC-5)
At least four Kenyan government workers are dead after their vehicle was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade in northeastern Kenya. Police say the vehicle was carrying eight education and security officials when it was attacked Thursday in the El Wak area, not far from the Kenyan-Somali border. It was not immediately clear who was behind […]
Four Killed in Attack on Vehicle in Northeastern Kenya
Posted October 27th, 2011 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Local media reports and eyewitnesses say gunmen have attacked a vehicle in northeastern Kenya, killing at least four people. The reports say the attack happened in the sparsely populated northeastern district of Mandera, near the Somali-Kenya border. It is not immediately clear who is responsible for the attack, or who was being targeted. The incident […]
