2010 Kenya–Al-Shabaab border clash
Appearance
2010 Kenya–Al-Shabaab border clash | |||||
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Belligerents | |||||
Kenya | Al-Shabaab | ||||
Casualties and losses | |||||
1 wounded | 2 killed |
The 2010 Kenya–Al-Shabaab border clash occurred on July 20, 2010, when gunmen from the Al-Shabaab terrorist group attacked a Kenyan border patrol along the border area in Liboi, Lagdera. There was a subsequent fierce exchange of fire between the two sides leading to the deaths of two militia and the wounding of one Kenyan officer.[1] Hundreds of security personnel were later deployed to the border following the clash and because of continued fighting between two militia groups in the neighboring town of Dobley, Somalia.[2] The Islamist outfit had previously claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing in Uganda in July.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ali, Noor.2 Kenyan forces, al Shabaab rebels clash on border, Reuters, July 20, 2010.
- ^ Border security intensified as rival militias clash Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, The Standard, July 29, 2010.
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