Operation to flush out Al-Shabaab starts along the Kenya-Somali border
The al-Shabaab splinter group allied to Islamic State of
Iraq and Syria (ISIS), who is tasked to carry out a bloody, terror attacks
inside Kenya according to the government, has current out at least 3 daring
attacks on vehicles plying along the Mandera – Nairobi road killing at least 8
people including 4 security officers among them an Officer Commanding a police
station (OCS).
Mandera County commissioner Fredrick Shisia who regretted
that the Somali militants have renewed their terror attacks in the border
county of after they have been contained for the last six month after a major
shakeup was done on the top security brass in North-eastern region.
The security shakeup saw the recall of Amb Mohamud Saleh,
who has in the past ended banditry menace in the region from his ambassadorial
position in Saud Arabia to help with his past experience in fixing insecurity
threats in the area suffering from the curse of being close to the war-torn
Somalia.
Shisia disclosed the al-Shabaab hot spot areas earmarked for
clean up as Fino, Omar Jillo, Arabia, Lafey and Dabacity all locations saddled
arm stretch from the lawless Somalia.
The areas have been frequent attack zones for the Shabaab as
they border the Somalia border terrorists attack targets and disappear to
terror cells in Somalia.
On Sunday two police officers were killed, while two others
were injured after the police land cruiser they were travelling in was hit with
rocket propel grenade (RPG) by suspected Shabaab gunmen, who ambushed the
incoming police vehicle.
In a similar incident in the area Al Shabaab gunmen opened
fire on a bus, killing two people at Dabacity, Elwak sub-county not far from
the porous Somalia border, a day later two KDF officers en route to Mandera
were killed near the same spot.
Following the string of attacks, residents have been forced
to live in fear, as the Somalia based terrorist group continue stepping up
their attack campaign mainly targeting security officers and other government
functionaries.
The security operation will be conducted by a combined team
of the military and police officers deployed to the region to track the
attackers to their hide outs at the border with Somalia.
Operation to flush out Al-Shabaab starts along the Kenya-Somali border
The Government is carrying out a massive security mob up to flush out Somali based insurgents groups, who were seemingly regrouping along the Kenya-Somali common in readiness for a major terror attacks in Kenya.