NAIROBI (Somaliguardian) – At the least 5 Kenyan troopers had been killed and eight others wounded in an ambush by suspected al-Shabaab militants within the dense Boni Forest in Lamu County, Day by day Nation reported on Friday, as frustrations mount over the extended insurgency regardless of years of army operations and important authorities expenditure.
Safety officers mentioned dozens of personnel had been deployed to a suspected militant hideout contained in the forest following intelligence stories, after they got here below heavy fireplace from a big group of fighters, triggering an intense gun battle.
A senior police officer, talking on situation of anonymity, mentioned the militants are additionally believed to have sustained casualties, though the precise quantity stays unclear.
The newest assault has reignited criticism inside safety circles over the persistent presence of the al-Qaeda-linked group within the Boni enclave, regardless of in depth counter-insurgency patrols and funding in surveillance and army infrastructure.
Al-Shabaab, which relies in Somalia, has escalated its cross-border raids into Kenya in recent times even because it battles Somali military and allied clan militias in central Somalia.
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