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Fortunately they didn't. So that Jimmy's quote is irrelevant in this case. My question remains unanswered!
Kenya declares war on Al Shabaab!
Kenya declares war on Al Shabaab!
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Troops Thwart Car Bomb Attacks in the South
1 December 2011
Dhoblay - - Troops loyal to the Somali interim Federal government in south of the country thwarted two cars laden with explosives, which intended to detonate one of army bases close to the border town of Dhoblay in Lower Jubba region, officials said on Thursday.
The security officials of TFG in southern Somalia confirmed shabelle media that the forces are investigating and asking questions in custody two suicide bombers, who were seized with their bomb cars, as they have been trying to attack the positions of the government soldiers between Tabta and Dhoblay district.
An official in the Dhoblay town,who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media told shabelle media that all government troops in Lower Jubba and all border regions along Kenya were put alert any explosion or attack from Al-shabab militants, who recently vowed more blasts on TFG bases every where in the country.
No one has yet claimed responsibility for the failed car bomb attack, though the region has frequently been targeted by the Somali insurgent group of Al-Shabab.
Allafrica.com
1 December 2011
Dhoblay - - Troops loyal to the Somali interim Federal government in south of the country thwarted two cars laden with explosives, which intended to detonate one of army bases close to the border town of Dhoblay in Lower Jubba region, officials said on Thursday.
The security officials of TFG in southern Somalia confirmed shabelle media that the forces are investigating and asking questions in custody two suicide bombers, who were seized with their bomb cars, as they have been trying to attack the positions of the government soldiers between Tabta and Dhoblay district.
An official in the Dhoblay town,who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media told shabelle media that all government troops in Lower Jubba and all border regions along Kenya were put alert any explosion or attack from Al-shabab militants, who recently vowed more blasts on TFG bases every where in the country.
No one has yet claimed responsibility for the failed car bomb attack, though the region has frequently been targeted by the Somali insurgent group of Al-Shabab.
Allafrica.com
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Five Somalis Arrested At Lamu Festival Charged
Maureen Mudi. 2 December 2011
FIVE Somali men arrested in Manda during the Lamu Cultural Festival on suspicion of having links to terror activities have been charged in Mombasa. The suspects, who were earlier arraigned in a Lamu court but did not take plea after the court failed to get a Somali interpreter, faced charges of being unlawfully present in the country.
Ali Mohammed, Ahmed Omar, Abdullahi Mohammed, Mohammed Abdi and Jama Mohamud Adan, appeared before principal magistrate Joyce Gandani. They were charged that on November 25, at Manda Bay in Lamu West District, being Somali nationals, they were found unlawfully present in Kenya without any authority or permit.
The court was further told that the suspects were found on the same day at Manda Bay area, while being excluded persons, failed to report their entry to the nearest immigration officer at the point of entry to Kenya. Yesterday, when the charges were read to them, only one suspect pleaded guilty.
The magistrate directed that the case be handled in the afternoon after which all the suspects pleaded guilty to the charges. The suspects were brought under tight security from Lamu, onboard a Mpeketoni police station Land Rover, and locked up for the night before being arraigned in court.
Police had claimed that the suspects arrived at the Manda Bay area on board a speed boat then alighted and proceeded on foot to an unknown destination moments before they were arrested.
They were kept in custody at the Lamu Police Station and arraigned the next day in court, with the Prosecutor, Caleb Mutonyi, asking the court that the case be adjourned to ensure that the police conducted more investigations. The PM directed that a ruling over their sentence be given today.
Source: Allafrica.com
Maureen Mudi. 2 December 2011
FIVE Somali men arrested in Manda during the Lamu Cultural Festival on suspicion of having links to terror activities have been charged in Mombasa. The suspects, who were earlier arraigned in a Lamu court but did not take plea after the court failed to get a Somali interpreter, faced charges of being unlawfully present in the country.
Ali Mohammed, Ahmed Omar, Abdullahi Mohammed, Mohammed Abdi and Jama Mohamud Adan, appeared before principal magistrate Joyce Gandani. They were charged that on November 25, at Manda Bay in Lamu West District, being Somali nationals, they were found unlawfully present in Kenya without any authority or permit.
The court was further told that the suspects were found on the same day at Manda Bay area, while being excluded persons, failed to report their entry to the nearest immigration officer at the point of entry to Kenya. Yesterday, when the charges were read to them, only one suspect pleaded guilty.
The magistrate directed that the case be handled in the afternoon after which all the suspects pleaded guilty to the charges. The suspects were brought under tight security from Lamu, onboard a Mpeketoni police station Land Rover, and locked up for the night before being arraigned in court.
Police had claimed that the suspects arrived at the Manda Bay area on board a speed boat then alighted and proceeded on foot to an unknown destination moments before they were arrested.
They were kept in custody at the Lamu Police Station and arraigned the next day in court, with the Prosecutor, Caleb Mutonyi, asking the court that the case be adjourned to ensure that the police conducted more investigations. The PM directed that a ruling over their sentence be given today.
Source: Allafrica.com
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Kenya 'not necessarily' aiming for Kismayo: minister
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Kenyan soldiers climb into a truck as they prepare to advance near Liboi in Somalia
The Kenyan army, which entered Somalia in mid-October to fight Somalia's Shebab Islamist rebels, is not necessarily headed for the key port of Kismayo, Kenyan Defence Minister Yusuf Haji said Friday.
"I don't know where this objective came from. We have never stated at any time that Kenya was going to Kismayo," he told journalists when asked how long it would take the troops to reach the port.
"All we said is that we were pushing Shebab away from our boundary and securing our border, and we will go as far as we will go," he said on his return from Khartoum.
When a journalist asked "so the troops will not get to Kismayo?" he replied "Not necessarily."
On November 1, army spokesman Emmanuel Chirchir, describing a series of movements by Kenyan forces, said: "All this is designed to achieve our advance to Kismayo."
Army officers have made several contradictory remarks since the military intervention started.
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Kenyan soldiers climb into a truck as they prepare to advance near Liboi in Somalia
The Kenyan army, which entered Somalia in mid-October to fight Somalia's Shebab Islamist rebels, is not necessarily headed for the key port of Kismayo, Kenyan Defence Minister Yusuf Haji said Friday.
"I don't know where this objective came from. We have never stated at any time that Kenya was going to Kismayo," he told journalists when asked how long it would take the troops to reach the port.
"All we said is that we were pushing Shebab away from our boundary and securing our border, and we will go as far as we will go," he said on his return from Khartoum.
When a journalist asked "so the troops will not get to Kismayo?" he replied "Not necessarily."
On November 1, army spokesman Emmanuel Chirchir, describing a series of movements by Kenyan forces, said: "All this is designed to achieve our advance to Kismayo."
Army officers have made several contradictory remarks since the military intervention started.
Yahoo News
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Hizo ni ndoto za mchana; Tanzania haiwezi kuingia vitani na SA maana hamna circumstance yoyote inaweza kuzifanya nchi hizi zipigane. Na hata kama pakitokea vita ya aina hiyo bado foundation ya ulinzi wa Tanzania haiko kwenye nchi za EAC bali kwa asilimia zote ni SADC.
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Please Ulinziguy! try to understand us. When it comes to security issues Tanzania and Kenya have never been allies, this is due to the arrogance of Kenya. As a result for so long Tanzania has been defensively investing much on the South. I don't know what was Kenya doing all the time, but suddenly at this point of no return Kenya is getting interested in cooperating with countries like Tanzania under the excuse of River Nile threat! Tanzania knows that Egypt is a threat when it comes to the river nile waters and this has been the reality from the independence and we have been preparing for it. We now have a SADC defence pact how can we meet a section that requires member states to get in the war on the favour of their partner under any circumstance? Assume one of the member declare war with DRC how can we fulfill such section while we are also required to defend DRC under SADC pact? Now you should not percieve us as if we are trying to destabilise East Africa but its because we have much security interest in SADC than in EAC.
03 December 2011
Updated 6 hr(s) 26 min(s) ago
'TOP AL SHABAAB LEADER HELD BY MILITARY'
By Mutinda Mwanzia
The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) are holding a top leader of the Al Shabaab militia group who defected as the terrorist group continued to suffer heavy losses following the military onslaught.
The militia leader is being grilled by the joint forces leading the operation in Somalia in a bid to get
more details about the militia and its networks in the country.
Speaking during the weekly briefing on the progress of Operation Linda Nchi Saturday, Department of Defence spokesman Colonel Cyrus Oguna also revealed that KDF has changed tact in its operations and had sealed off regions where the militias were seeking refuge.
Flushed out militants
"We have flushed the militias from the northern and southern sectors. We are now zeroing on the central sector since our intelligence show that they are fleeing to the area," said Oguna. He said Shabaab insurgents had only three options – defecting, surrendering or getting out of Somalia.
"We are not compromising. Our mission is to crush them," said Oguna.
MORE FROM SOURCE The Standard | Top Shabaab leader held by military&
You don't want Askari to see this. Stories like this will make him puke in disgust.
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And I already puked Bro! Is this the "shock and awe victory" that we have been waiting for from KDF?
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Yusuf Haji: Kenya haina mpango wa kusonga mbele katika ardhi ya Somalia
Yusuf Haji, Waziri wa Ulinzi wa Kenya amesema kuwa, lengo la vikosi vya kijeshi vya nchi hiyo sio kusonga mbele katika ardhi ya Somalia. Haji amesema, vikosi vya Kenya vilivyoko Somalia kwa shabaha ya kupambana na kundi la wanamgambo wa ash Shabab havina mpango wa kusonga mbele hadi katika mji wa Kismayu ambayo inahesabiwa kuwa ngome kuu ya wanamgambo hao.
Yusuf Haji amesema kwamba, hakuna wakati ambapo Kenya ilitangaza kwamba, itawasaka wanamgambo wa ash Shabab hadi katika mji wa bandari wa Kismayu. Kenya ina zaidi ya wanajeshi elfu nne katika ardhi ya Somalia waliotumwa nchini humo katikati ya mwezi Oktoba mwaka huu ili kupambana na wanamgambo wa ash Shabab wanaotuhumiwa na serikali ya Nairobi kwamba, wanahatarisha usalama wa Kenya.
SOURCE: Yusuf Haji: Kenya haina mpango wa kusonga mbele katika ardhi ya Somalia
Yusuf Haji, Waziri wa Ulinzi wa Kenya amesema kuwa, lengo la vikosi vya kijeshi vya nchi hiyo sio kusonga mbele katika ardhi ya Somalia. Haji amesema, vikosi vya Kenya vilivyoko Somalia kwa shabaha ya kupambana na kundi la wanamgambo wa ash Shabab havina mpango wa kusonga mbele hadi katika mji wa Kismayu ambayo inahesabiwa kuwa ngome kuu ya wanamgambo hao.
Yusuf Haji amesema kwamba, hakuna wakati ambapo Kenya ilitangaza kwamba, itawasaka wanamgambo wa ash Shabab hadi katika mji wa bandari wa Kismayu. Kenya ina zaidi ya wanajeshi elfu nne katika ardhi ya Somalia waliotumwa nchini humo katikati ya mwezi Oktoba mwaka huu ili kupambana na wanamgambo wa ash Shabab wanaotuhumiwa na serikali ya Nairobi kwamba, wanahatarisha usalama wa Kenya.
SOURCE: Yusuf Haji: Kenya haina mpango wa kusonga mbele katika ardhi ya Somalia
Relax!!! kazi bado inaendelea...so long as we achieve our main objective of crushing the Ashabaab network in Somalia hence liberating the country... they way its done doesn't matter.
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If you tie a knot you must know how to undo it.OVER.
updated 7 hours ago
04/12.2011
UN to discuss Eritrea case
Big day to know whether Kenya's accusation against Eritrea have any truth at all.
04/12.2011
UN to discuss Eritrea case
Foreign Ministry officials remained optimistic about the outcomes of Monday's UN Security Councilmeeting to discuss additional sanctions against Eritrea after a high-stake diplomatic offensive.
"We have galvanised support from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, UN Security Council
Kenya
Eritrea asked the Security Council to take action that would redress the injustice suffered by the people of Eritrea. Kenya also filed a counter-claim against Eritrea, providing the Council with information it believed could prove Eritrea's complicity.
Eritrea sought a hearing before the UN to defend itself against accusations that it was funding rebel insurgency in Somalia
Source:
- Xinhua
Big day to know whether Kenya's accusation against Eritrea have any truth at all.
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1 police killed in bomb at Kenya refugee camp
Posted: Dec 05, 2011
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A Kenyan government official says a roadside bomb exploded in Kenya's largest refugee camp near the border with Somalia, killing one police officer and wounding three.
Provincial commissioner James Seriani says the explosion took place in the Dadaab refugee camp on Monday. It's the third such roadside bomb attack in Dadaab in recent weeks.
Kenyan troops moved into Somalia in October to fight al-Shabab militants who have promised revenge attacks.
-The Associated Press
Posted: Dec 05, 2011
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A Kenyan government official says a roadside bomb exploded in Kenya's largest refugee camp near the border with Somalia, killing one police officer and wounding three.
Provincial commissioner James Seriani says the explosion took place in the Dadaab refugee camp on Monday. It's the third such roadside bomb attack in Dadaab in recent weeks.
Kenyan troops moved into Somalia in October to fight al-Shabab militants who have promised revenge attacks.
-The Associated Press
He corrected himself. Col. Oguna is a great patriot and I admire him. Top Al Shabab defecting. Is there any other military in the region capable of these feats, at a comparable casualty rate? No. Go Kenya.
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It is becoming obvious that Kenyans are chickening out (they are laying down their escape strategy). Walifikiria vita ni mchezo ati!
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How so? All I see is a colonel reiterating that this operation is not time bound; he says they will not leave until Kenya is completely safe - how is that chickening out?
By Rawlings Otieno
Nairobi, Kenya
7th November 2011
Updated 7 hours ago
THE CABINET HAS APPROVED ''RE-HATTING'' OF THE KDF (KENYA DEFENCE FORCES) IN SOMALIA TO AMISOM
Nairobi, the Cabinet has approved the ‘re-hatting' of the KDF in Somalia to Amisom but subject to approval by Parliament.
During a meeting chaired by President Kibaki at State House, Nairobi on Tuesday, the Cabinet gave reasons for the move as arising from a request by the African Union to enhance a combined strategy for the operation against the Al Shabaab.
If the House approves the decision of the Cabinet, this means the game plan for the KDF will change, as they will be under one command, which basically adheres to UN regulations.
Parliament is set to go on recess tomorrow (Thursday) and the matter is likely to be brought to the House either this afternoon or tomorrow afternoon when the Government has time for transacting its business.
The matter was, however, supposed to be presented before the House Business Committee, which met last evening in order for it to allocate time for debate.
UN operations worldwide are aimed at restoration of peace as opposed to aggressive attacks and this is bound to put the war on Al Shabaab by the KDF on a different wavelength.
Damage Assessment
However, Major Chirchir said that Battle Damage Assessment could not be clearly ascertained because of heavy clouds that covered the area during the attack.
In statement to the media, Chirchir said that KDF forces had now completed the first phase of the war and were now preparing for the second phase in a bid to rid the militants of their key strongholds.
"The KDF has now finished phase one of the operation. We are already embarking on the second phase. This will be the biggest war because we want to strike at their strongholds," said Chirchir.
He said that five Al Shabaab fighters are feared dead after a failed attack on a Kenya Navy warship along the coast of Kuday, south of Kismayu on Monday.
The militia, aboard a boat fitted with weapons, attacked the Kenyan soldiers but were intercepted and after a fierce battle, the boat was sunk.
Separately, Al-Shabaab was reported to have attacked Transitional Federal Government (TFG) soldiers where 11 people were killed and 54 seriously injured. 25 of those injured have been airlifted to Garissa and Nairobi for treatment.
The incident took place on Sunday morning. According to Chirchir, the soldiers are out of danger.
Chirchir, at the same time, warned Kenyans not to fall prey to propaganda being circulated by the Al Shabaab especially on social networks and forums.
Also, Air strikes by the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) have destroyed two Al Shabaab camps in Afmadow inside Somalia, killing scores of militants and destroying their military equipment.
This is the latest attack by KDF in the Operation Linda Nchi, coming hot on the heels of Saturday's clash at Hayo area, which left an estimated 40 militants dead.
Source: The Standard | 40 Al Shabaab killed in air strikes&
Askari Kanzu,
I now see that your assessment of the current situation facing the KDF / Gov't of Kenya was right taking into account several factors like military capacity, warfare/combat experience, 'weather forecasting', rallying int'l support, winning hearts/minds of Kenyan doctors/lecturers that it is not ideal time for labour strikes etc etc
Nairobi, Kenya
7th November 2011
Updated 7 hours ago
THE CABINET HAS APPROVED ''RE-HATTING'' OF THE KDF (KENYA DEFENCE FORCES) IN SOMALIA TO AMISOM
Nairobi, the Cabinet has approved the ‘re-hatting' of the KDF in Somalia to Amisom but subject to approval by Parliament.
During a meeting chaired by President Kibaki at State House, Nairobi on Tuesday, the Cabinet gave reasons for the move as arising from a request by the African Union to enhance a combined strategy for the operation against the Al Shabaab.
If the House approves the decision of the Cabinet, this means the game plan for the KDF will change, as they will be under one command, which basically adheres to UN regulations.
Parliament is set to go on recess tomorrow (Thursday) and the matter is likely to be brought to the House either this afternoon or tomorrow afternoon when the Government has time for transacting its business.
The matter was, however, supposed to be presented before the House Business Committee, which met last evening in order for it to allocate time for debate.
UN operations worldwide are aimed at restoration of peace as opposed to aggressive attacks and this is bound to put the war on Al Shabaab by the KDF on a different wavelength.
Damage Assessment
However, Major Chirchir said that Battle Damage Assessment could not be clearly ascertained because of heavy clouds that covered the area during the attack.
In statement to the media, Chirchir said that KDF forces had now completed the first phase of the war and were now preparing for the second phase in a bid to rid the militants of their key strongholds.
"The KDF has now finished phase one of the operation. We are already embarking on the second phase. This will be the biggest war because we want to strike at their strongholds," said Chirchir.
He said that five Al Shabaab fighters are feared dead after a failed attack on a Kenya Navy warship along the coast of Kuday, south of Kismayu on Monday.
The militia, aboard a boat fitted with weapons, attacked the Kenyan soldiers but were intercepted and after a fierce battle, the boat was sunk.
Separately, Al-Shabaab was reported to have attacked Transitional Federal Government (TFG) soldiers where 11 people were killed and 54 seriously injured. 25 of those injured have been airlifted to Garissa and Nairobi for treatment.
The incident took place on Sunday morning. According to Chirchir, the soldiers are out of danger.
Chirchir, at the same time, warned Kenyans not to fall prey to propaganda being circulated by the Al Shabaab especially on social networks and forums.
Also, Air strikes by the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) have destroyed two Al Shabaab camps in Afmadow inside Somalia, killing scores of militants and destroying their military equipment.
This is the latest attack by KDF in the Operation Linda Nchi, coming hot on the heels of Saturday's clash at Hayo area, which left an estimated 40 militants dead.
Source: The Standard | 40 Al Shabaab killed in air strikes&
Askari Kanzu,
I now see that your assessment of the current situation facing the KDF / Gov't of Kenya was right taking into account several factors like military capacity, warfare/combat experience, 'weather forecasting', rallying int'l support, winning hearts/minds of Kenyan doctors/lecturers that it is not ideal time for labour strikes etc etc
