June 17, 2014 (Shabelle) — A strong battle erupted on the Ethopia-Somalia border that resulted In casualties and losses.
Last night’s encounter broke out between Liyu Police and government troops on one side against Al-Shabaab.
News reports indicate that the fight was intense and various weapons were used.
Reliable sources in Bakool region have confirmed to Shabelle that several fatalities were caused although the precise numbers have not been specified yet.
Source: Shabelle
Islamist militants kill eight more in new attack on Kenya coast
June 17, 2014 (Shabelle) — Somali-linked Islamist militants killed at least eight people in a second night of attacks on Kenya’s coast, after a raid on the town of Mpeketoni left at least 50 dead, the Kenya Red Cross and the Somali rebel group said on Tuesday.
Red Cross coordinator for the coast Mwanaisha Hamisi told Reuters that gunmen on Monday night attacked Poromoko area near Mpeketoni, which lies on the coast between Mombasa and the Somali border in the north, killing at least eight people.
“We raided villages around Mpeketoni again last night,” Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, the spokesman for al Shabaab’s military operations, also told Reuters, saying it killed as many as 20 people, mostly police. “Our operations in Kenya will continue.”
Source: Shabelle
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