Kenyan troops 'kill 60 al-Shabab fighters' in Somalia

Kenyan troops 'kill 60 al-Shabab fighters' in Somalia

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Sunday, January 08, 2012

The Kenyan army says it has killed 60 Somali al-Shabab militia fighters in air strikes and is determined to "break their spine completely".

A further 20 of the Islamist fighters defected in recent weeks, army spokesman Col Cyrus Oguna told reporters in the Kenyan capital.

But al-Shabab responded by promising to defeat the Kenyans.

It is extremely hard to verify reports from inside Somalia and the two sides' versions of events differ widely.

While the Kenyan army has captured ground, progress has been slow, partly because of poor weather, the BBC's Will Ross reports from Nairobi.

However, a recent incursion into Somalia by Ethiopian troops has further increased pressure on the militants.

Somalia has not had a functioning central government for more than 20 years and has been torn by fighting between various militias.

In another development, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office has warned that Kenya is currently on the alert for a terrorist attack.

It has asked British citizens to "exercise extra vigilance and caution in public places and at public events".

Source: http://www.trangonews.com/n/Kenyan_troops_kill_60_alShabab_fighters_in_Somalia/10170.aspx

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