This file photo shows troops serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forming a secure perimeter during a patrol near the village of Modmoday, some 40 kilometers east of the central Somali town of Baidoa. (Photo by AFP)
This file photo shows troops serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forming a secure perimeter during a patrol near the village of Modmoday, some 40 kilometers east of the central Somali town of Baidoa. (Photo by AFP)
Kenyan troops deployed in neighboring Somalia have carried out a raid on militants of the al-Shabab Takfiri group, killing at least 31 of them.
The Kenyan military said on Monday that two bases of al-Shabab militants in Somalia had been targeted in the raid, which took place a day earlier in the southern region of Jubbaland.
“Ground troops were supported by attack helicopters and artillery fire,” the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) said in a statement, adding that 11 AK-47 assault rifles, communications equipment and uniforms were captured from the militants during the raid.
Al-Shabab has yet to comment on the Kenyan military operation in the Baadhade district of Jubbaland. The al-Qaeda-affiliated militant group has a history of attacks on Kenyan soil, prompting the East African country to deploy thousands of its forces in Somalia as part of a regional mission to combat the militant group.
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), which includes soldiers from Kenya, Djibouti, Uganda, Ethiopia, and some other African countries, has managed to curb al-Shabab’s attacks and improve security in Somalia.