Start learning on how to use your brains..this are facts we can not deny..when anything positive is written about Kenya know that its not bragging(eve though we have every right to do so ) but pointing out something posive that we have done.What i would beg is for Tanzania to do something positive for this region and we and will appreciate it..the Kenyan,Uganda and Burundi Army are sacrificing their lives for the sake of regional security..and that includes Tanzania! what is killing you is idleness!!....thats why you cant read any thread without being bias!
Kenya naval ships shell and bomb Kismayo
Kenya naval ships shell and bomb Kismayo
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Start learning on how to use your brains..this are facts we can not deny..when anything positive is written about Kenya know that its not bragging(eve though we have every right to do so ) but pointing out something posive that we have done.What i would beg is for Tanzania to do something positive for this region and we and will appreciate it..the Kenyan,Uganda and Burundi Army are sacrificing their lives for the sake of regional security..and that includes Tanzania! what is killing you is idleness!!....thats why you cant read any thread without being bias!
Stupid question!,yes Nairobi will be safe....save for the little blasts here and there..when we went to Somalia we knew the consequences and Kenyans are ready to sacrifice anything for greater good!
Delta4; when I joined this forum, I was like you; trying to breath sense and tangible discussion that is fruitful. It didn't take me long before was taken aback by the high level of language diarrhea that characterizes each and every topic. Unfortunately every contribution you make is hit by a bitter bolus of bile. I have been following THE EAST AFRICAN for sometimes now and thanks for inviting guys there. But I must add that I highly doubt many wtz can fathom and articulate many of the subjects matter, the level of intellectual prowess exhibited is beyond the scope of a great majority of JF
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kshaka
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I've just been making the same point on a different thread!
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AFP: Kenyan troops integrated into AU Somalia mission
Now legal angle is covered.
http://standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000059208&pageNo=1
''For the sake of coordinated operations, Amisom has ‘sectorised' the operations, which leaves KDF in the south where it will be joined by Sierra Leone troops this month, according Lt-Gen Gutti, a Ugandan. The whole mission was designed to make use of KDF's aerial strength to ‘soften' the enemy before the ground force moves in.The Kenya strategy has been hailed as key to minimising casualty levels while at the same time, inflicting heavy losses on the terror group. So far, Kenya has lost seven soldiers (minus those who died in accidents) compared to the more than 2,000 Uganda and Burundi have lost. Save for Kenya, none of the countries involved in the Somali mission own fighter jets, military experts on the front-line say.
Uganda is said to have ordered one, but does not have qualified fighter pilots. Asked about details of the sticking points, Lt-Gen Gutti declined to be drawn into the issue. But there was consensus the delay was increasingly exposing Kenya to terrorism as the insurgents flee southwards from positions they have uprooted in the Sectors III&I.
Last week, Amisom troops comprising soldiers from Uganda, Burundi and the Transitional Federal Government made a swoop on Afgooye and killed seven Al Shabaab fighters. Although Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) denied it, The Standard On Sunday has reliably established about 10 Ugandan troops had died in the battle for key town northwest of Mogadishu.''
''KDF inactivity is said to have slowed down UPDF and Burundian army in Mogadishu and its environs, where insurgents' raids have become sporadic and far-between. In the past three months, Amisom has succeeded in extending the frontline to more than 40 kilometres from the capital, providing the longest peace period the lawless country has known in 21 years.''
''Operation Linda Nchi caught the entire world by surprise, although a senior military official told The Standard On Sunday the attack had been planned for four years before execution''
''The KDF rapid fire was slowed when in December the United Nations Security Council, through resolution 2036, enjoined Kenya in the fight against al Shabaab and other elements deemed harmful to security and political stability in eastern Africa.The decision to allow Kenya a specific role is underlined by how the KDF invasion gave the Amisom forces the momentum to push back Al Shabaab, which had restricted the Uganda and Burundian troops to guarding the airport, seaport and Villa Somalia - the seat of Government.''
Read on.
Now legal angle is covered.
http://standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000059208&pageNo=1
''For the sake of coordinated operations, Amisom has ‘sectorised' the operations, which leaves KDF in the south where it will be joined by Sierra Leone troops this month, according Lt-Gen Gutti, a Ugandan. The whole mission was designed to make use of KDF's aerial strength to ‘soften' the enemy before the ground force moves in.The Kenya strategy has been hailed as key to minimising casualty levels while at the same time, inflicting heavy losses on the terror group. So far, Kenya has lost seven soldiers (minus those who died in accidents) compared to the more than 2,000 Uganda and Burundi have lost. Save for Kenya, none of the countries involved in the Somali mission own fighter jets, military experts on the front-line say.
Uganda is said to have ordered one, but does not have qualified fighter pilots. Asked about details of the sticking points, Lt-Gen Gutti declined to be drawn into the issue. But there was consensus the delay was increasingly exposing Kenya to terrorism as the insurgents flee southwards from positions they have uprooted in the Sectors III&I.
Last week, Amisom troops comprising soldiers from Uganda, Burundi and the Transitional Federal Government made a swoop on Afgooye and killed seven Al Shabaab fighters. Although Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) denied it, The Standard On Sunday has reliably established about 10 Ugandan troops had died in the battle for key town northwest of Mogadishu.''
''KDF inactivity is said to have slowed down UPDF and Burundian army in Mogadishu and its environs, where insurgents' raids have become sporadic and far-between. In the past three months, Amisom has succeeded in extending the frontline to more than 40 kilometres from the capital, providing the longest peace period the lawless country has known in 21 years.''
''Operation Linda Nchi caught the entire world by surprise, although a senior military official told The Standard On Sunday the attack had been planned for four years before execution''
''The KDF rapid fire was slowed when in December the United Nations Security Council, through resolution 2036, enjoined Kenya in the fight against al Shabaab and other elements deemed harmful to security and political stability in eastern Africa.The decision to allow Kenya a specific role is underlined by how the KDF invasion gave the Amisom forces the momentum to push back Al Shabaab, which had restricted the Uganda and Burundian troops to guarding the airport, seaport and Villa Somalia - the seat of Government.''
Read on.
Nairoberry
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In 2009, a group of men posing as
businessmen hired a truck and
militiamen and made their way to
Afmadow, an Al-Shabaab stronghold
in Somalia, to buy contraband sugar
and bullets. Their plan was to
transport them across the border
from the lawless nation to Kenya.
We know that you will be troubled
by Kenyan officials at the border,
an Al-Shabaab commander told
them as they packed their wares.
They will need a bribe to let the
sugar in. Worry about the sugar, but
leave the bullets problem to us.
Assured, the militias packed the
thousands of illicit rounds of
ammunition into the sugar sacks,
then set off to look for pistols,
which they acquired at Sh6,000
apiece.
At the Kenyan border area of
Dobley, they bribed Administration
Police officers with Sh3,000 for
each truck that they let in, then
headed for the Liboi Military Camp.
What happened to the cargo after
that remains a mystery, but the
Kenyan soldier who regaled this
story to DN2 in Afmadow last week
was almost 100 per cent sure that
it ended up in criminal hands.
Brooding under the canopy of a
scorching Somali sky, the soldier,
who requested anonymity because
he did not want to be quoted
discussing sensitive security
matters, looked into the horizon,
heaved a sigh of relief and gave a
faint smile.
It was a few hours after his
battalion had roared into the Al-
Shabaab stronghold of Afmadow,
and in his mind he was sure that no
other lorry-load of ammunition
would take off for Kenya from this
desolate address.
Nearby, a Z-9 helicopter gunship
belonging to the KDF idled with
stunning elegance, its rotar blades
gleaming in the harsh sun.
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IMAGE GALLERY
It had hit terrorist targets with
stunning accuracy while, about five
kilometres away, our anonymous
soldier and his peers prepared for
the final march into town by raining
mortar bombs into suspected Al-
Shabaab positions.
We cannot take chances, Warrant
Officer II Salah Ibrahim, who was in
charge of the mortar unit, said
under the din of exploding
munitions. We have to announce
our presence in style.
Thanks to three months of hard
work by military intelligence
officers, the KDF knew more about
the town than Al-Shabaab
expected.
The intelligence officers had
entered the town disguised as
smugglers to lay the groundwork
for the operation, and by the time
the forces moved in, they had a
clear understanding of enemy
positions and had been briefed on
the political, economic and social
climate of the town.
A few days before the fiery
onslaught on Thursday last week, a
team of KDF Special Forces and
Rangers trained in the US and
Britain infiltrated the nearby Xayo
town. From there, they neutralised
or switched off, as they said
communication infrastructure,
ensuring that Al-Shabbab fighters
remained in the dark about the
impending assault.
But, despite all the reconnaissance
and intelligence gathering, the rag-
tag militia still had the nerve to
prove its mettle.
Hours before the operation started,
Kenyans drawn from the Nanyuki-
based A Company survived an
ambush on the way from Tabda to
Belles Qocani after triggering an
Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
along the road. Eight Al-Shabaab
fighters were killed in the ensuing
gunfight, a source at the KDF said.
This latest triumph by Kenyan
forces in Somalia could not have
come at a better time. Before the
start of the operation, their trail of
victories had all but gone cold. At
the sector headquarters in Dobley,
Somalia, Brigadier Johnson Ondieki
explained the uneasy lull since
December, saying that it was
necessary to take time before
proceeding to liberate the town
from the militia.
Their incursion started in October
last year when, with the assistance
of the Somali Transitional
Government Forces (TFG), KDF
established a defensive position at
Tabda.
They then proceeded to liber
businessmen hired a truck and
militiamen and made their way to
Afmadow, an Al-Shabaab stronghold
in Somalia, to buy contraband sugar
and bullets. Their plan was to
transport them across the border
from the lawless nation to Kenya.
We know that you will be troubled
by Kenyan officials at the border,
an Al-Shabaab commander told
them as they packed their wares.
They will need a bribe to let the
sugar in. Worry about the sugar, but
leave the bullets problem to us.
Assured, the militias packed the
thousands of illicit rounds of
ammunition into the sugar sacks,
then set off to look for pistols,
which they acquired at Sh6,000
apiece.
At the Kenyan border area of
Dobley, they bribed Administration
Police officers with Sh3,000 for
each truck that they let in, then
headed for the Liboi Military Camp.
What happened to the cargo after
that remains a mystery, but the
Kenyan soldier who regaled this
story to DN2 in Afmadow last week
was almost 100 per cent sure that
it ended up in criminal hands.
Brooding under the canopy of a
scorching Somali sky, the soldier,
who requested anonymity because
he did not want to be quoted
discussing sensitive security
matters, looked into the horizon,
heaved a sigh of relief and gave a
faint smile.
It was a few hours after his
battalion had roared into the Al-
Shabaab stronghold of Afmadow,
and in his mind he was sure that no
other lorry-load of ammunition
would take off for Kenya from this
desolate address.
Nearby, a Z-9 helicopter gunship
belonging to the KDF idled with
stunning elegance, its rotar blades
gleaming in the harsh sun.
Share This Story
Share
IMAGE GALLERY
It had hit terrorist targets with
stunning accuracy while, about five
kilometres away, our anonymous
soldier and his peers prepared for
the final march into town by raining
mortar bombs into suspected Al-
Shabaab positions.
We cannot take chances, Warrant
Officer II Salah Ibrahim, who was in
charge of the mortar unit, said
under the din of exploding
munitions. We have to announce
our presence in style.
Thanks to three months of hard
work by military intelligence
officers, the KDF knew more about
the town than Al-Shabaab
expected.
The intelligence officers had
entered the town disguised as
smugglers to lay the groundwork
for the operation, and by the time
the forces moved in, they had a
clear understanding of enemy
positions and had been briefed on
the political, economic and social
climate of the town.
A few days before the fiery
onslaught on Thursday last week, a
team of KDF Special Forces and
Rangers trained in the US and
Britain infiltrated the nearby Xayo
town. From there, they neutralised
or switched off, as they said
communication infrastructure,
ensuring that Al-Shabbab fighters
remained in the dark about the
impending assault.
But, despite all the reconnaissance
and intelligence gathering, the rag-
tag militia still had the nerve to
prove its mettle.
Hours before the operation started,
Kenyans drawn from the Nanyuki-
based A Company survived an
ambush on the way from Tabda to
Belles Qocani after triggering an
Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
along the road. Eight Al-Shabaab
fighters were killed in the ensuing
gunfight, a source at the KDF said.
This latest triumph by Kenyan
forces in Somalia could not have
come at a better time. Before the
start of the operation, their trail of
victories had all but gone cold. At
the sector headquarters in Dobley,
Somalia, Brigadier Johnson Ondieki
explained the uneasy lull since
December, saying that it was
necessary to take time before
proceeding to liberate the town
from the militia.
Their incursion started in October
last year when, with the assistance
of the Somali Transitional
Government Forces (TFG), KDF
established a defensive position at
Tabda.
They then proceeded to liber
Nairoberry
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How KDF captured Afmadow *- DN2*|nation.co.ke
kenya special forces can penetrate any country and carry out covert operations efficiently and ruthlessly nothing can stop them especially in east africa
kenya special forces can penetrate any country and carry out covert operations efficiently and ruthlessly nothing can stop them especially in east africa
Mwembetayari
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splendid post Nairoberry!
livefire
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Kenya is one blessed country, Awesome scribe Nairroberry, keep the optimism and fire burning despite the negative despondency among some elements. /the other day i made a general snippet on the efficacy and prowess of KDF concerning covert operations behind enemy lines in somalia only to be dismayed by an outburst from one particular dude/. To date i think i was talking to a 'mad man'. I am proud of the strategist sitting at KDF's Miltary Intelligence Corps.
Ndahani
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Kuna watu wengine wanalewa bila kunywa...ukikutana nao jitahidi kukaa mbali...lol!
Nairoberry
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no amount of anger jealousy or malice will stop KDF. we east africans should be proud we have a sophisticated army that can protect the whole region. kenya like an angry mother lioness is protecting its cubs -the EAC member states at any cost
Ndahani
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Duuuhh...kenya mnatisha....
Nairoberry
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kenya ni nchi hatari sana
