Kenya declares war on Al Shabaab!

Askari Kanzu said:

Wakenya wanazidi kujisifia!
Hawa jamaa wanazidi kujisifia kabla hata hawajafanya mapambano na Al Shabaab. Hebu soma wanavojiona eti sasa wao ni mangangari wa kivita ukanda wa Afrika mashariki na hapo hapo wanaitupia Tanzania madongo kwa mbali.

How war boosts Kenya's regional, global clout
View attachment 41702By CHARLES ONYANGO-OBBO Sunday, November 20 2011 at 13:21

Kenya's war, and Burundi and Uganda's aggressive peacekeeping in Somalia, are having a far-reaching and unintended impact inside the East African Community countries.

While the three EAC countries all entered troubled Somalia to save it, there are signs that it is Somalia that is changing the way these countries do business at home.

The effect of the Somalia war, especially the activities of Al Shabaab, are even being felt in countries like Tanzania - which is not involved either as a peacekeeper or fighting force in Somalia - through the number of its young people being recruited into the militant group's regional network. Last week, Home Affairs Minister Shamsi Vuai Nadodha announced that 10 Tanzanians had been arrested in Mogadishu fighting alongside the Shabaab.

While Kenya's entry into the Somalia fray has its critics, it has kicked off a wave of nationalist sabre-rattling on the Internet. Not surprising, because though Kenya is the EAC's leading economy, it was largely viewed as a wimpish nation, with an untested military led by pampered generals growing potbellied in luxury and never having to worry about firing a shot in anger.

Makala hii ni ndefu lakini unaweza kuisoma yote kwenya The East African

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Achana na huyu Obo ana brain constipation:tongue:

Somali Islamists laud reported Ethiopian incursion

MOGADISHU | Sun Nov 20, 2011 10:50am EST

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Al Shabaab militants on Sunday welcomed a reported incursion by hundreds of troops from neighboring Ethiopia as a sign that Kenya's offensive against the Islamist rebels was failing.

Underlining that it was pursuing the offensive, the Kenyan military said warplanes backed by salvoes from warships off Somalia's coast destroyed an al Shabaab training camp in Hola Wajerer/Lacta area of the Babade district.

But the Kenyan assault on al Shabaab appears to have slowed with its military blaming heavy rains and mud. Al Shabaab claim successful guerrilla-style attacks have halted the advance.

Scores of Ethiopian military vehicles, ferrying troops and weapons, pushed at least 80 km (50 miles) into Somalia on Saturday, according to local residents and elders, crossing into the center of the near lawless country from Ethiopia and traveling through Kenya to reach its south.

Ethiopia on Sunday continued to publicly deny that any of its forces had entered its Horn of Africa neighbor.

Residents and elders witnessed the convoys and identified them to Reuters as Ethiopian. Al Shabaab also reported the presence of Ethiopian forces in several towns.

An Ethiopian foreign ministry spokesman said no decision had yet been made on whether to support the Kenyan army, who entered Somalia five weeks ago vowing to wipe out al Shabaab, who it blames for kidnapping and attacking tourists on its soil.

"We are glad to say Ethiopian troops are in the Guriel area - they have come because AMISOM and Kenya have failed in the fight against al Shabaab," Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab, an al Shabaab spokesman, told Reuters.

Full article: Reuters

Al Qaeda operatives helping Al Shabaab in fight against KDF

Propaganda za Al Shabaab
It's high time you refute these claims before they spill over, Major Emmanuel Chirchir. We are waiting for your tweets!

Al-Shabaab claims naval victory
Nov 20, 2011 22:55 Moscow Time

In posters on its website, the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Somali group Al-Shabaab is claiming to have sunk a Kenyan warship near an Indian Ocean island close to the sea border between Somalia and Kenya.

The Kenyan authorities deny any knowledge of the alleged sinking. Locals, however, say they have heard explosions and automatic gunfire.

Since mid-October, Kenyan forces have been engaging Al-Shabaab on Somali territory. (RIAN)

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For Immediate Release Mujahideen Naval Forces Torch Kenyan Military Ship

Mogadishu (20/11/2011) – Divisions from Harakat Al-Shabaab Al Mujahideen's Naval Forces stormed and burned military ships patrolling the waters along the Somali Coast , marking the first encounter between the Mujahideen and the invading Kenyan forces at sea. Using high-powered speed boats and operating stealthily under the cover of darkness, two divisions from the Naval Forces launched a carefully calculated attack on two Kenyan navy ships travelling between the islands of Kudhaa and Madhawo, near Kismayo, at around 0300 hours Sunday morning. In the exchange of gunfire, one of the ships was set ablaze when hit by rocket-propelled grenades, while the other ship escaped unhurt.

The Kenyan ships were reported to have been patrolling the waters for weeks and persistently prohibiting local fishermen from fishing near the islands. In a series of recorded incidents, the Kenyan forces have previously sank at least 1 Somali-owned merchant ship and killed nearly 20 fishermen, thus prompting the Mujahideen Naval Forces to act with fierce force to stop the perpetrators.

On land, a dispatch of the Mujahideen military forces has successfully ambushed a convoy of 6 vehicles transporting Kenyan troops between the towns of Taabta and Dhoobley this morning. Two of the vehicles, including a white Toyota Land-cruiser carrying senior army officials, were burned down in the fire fight that lasted approximately 1 hour, before the Kenyan army fled the scene of the battle. 8 Kenyan soldiers were also killed in the ambush.

With the increased manoeuvres of the invading forces, Harakat Al-Shabaab Al Mujahideen pledges to defend the Muslim people of Somalia from all forms of invasion, ideological as well as physical, which intends to subjugate the population, occupy their territory, plunder their resources and infect the teachings of Islam with the degrading values of democracy.

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Harakat Al-Shabaab Al Mujahideen

bagamoyo said:

"I am shocked by this incident. Where are the special forces? Where is our Navy if a speed boat loaded with such arsenal could sail all the way from Somalia to mainland Ngomeni to kidnap innocent fishermen?" asked the minister.

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There are no special forces, may be in the daily nation front pages. Chuck D and Flavor Flav of Public Enemy crew once said "Don't believe the hype":lol:

Comments from DAILY NATION readers:

Submitted by islandboy

Why is the Daily Nation using the term "gang" - FURY AS GANG ABDUCTS FISHERMEN IN MALINDI

in the headline - yet in the past, it has been al Shabbab or Somali pirates? Who was responsible for the previous kidnappings in Lamu? Pirates? Al Shabbab? A gang? Or maybe it was, as many suspect, organized by Kenyans in order to justify attacking al Shabbab? Finally, why isn't there more outrage about this incident when we were told, "Don't worry, this can never happen again," is what we have been told by Kenya's officials, including the Minister of Tourism himself?!



Posted November 21, 2011 09:39 AM

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Submitted by mungich
The Kenya Navy is too small is the problem here, it's not asleep. With over 500 km of coastline and about 10,000 square kilometres of ocean, our very small navy cannot be expected to completely keep out pirates from the coast. I hope our military and other security agencies are being beefed up and upgraded already to reflect the multiplying threats we now face. We shouldn't have a navy that skirmishes with thugs on skiffs, our navy should get bigger ships and more of them coz it's obvious kidnappers/pirates/shebab aren't deterred by our current limited firepower at sea.



Posted November 21, 2011 01:42 PM

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At least people are starting to ask questions and expecting long hard times to come

Kenya's politics has always been free from war. Going to war to sweep out Alshabab is the biggest mist Kenyan-s politicians has don in 66 years.

I wonder if the death of Kenyata means the death of Kenya as a peace nation.

Zawadi Ngoda said:

Kenya's politics has always been free from war. Going to war to sweep out Alshabab is the biggest mist Kenyan-s politicians has don in 66 years.

I wonder if the death of Kenyata means the death of Kenya as a peace nation.

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Kuna uhusiano gani hapo ..................ilhali Kenyatta died almost 35 years ago?

Zawadi Ngoda said:

Kenya's politics has always been free from war. Going to war to sweep out Alshabab is the biggest mist Kenyan-s politicians has don in 66 years.

I wonder if the death of Kenyata means the death of Kenya as a peace nation.

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Have you just woken up from a 35 year comma? Just to keep you updated, Kenyatta died on the 22nd date of August 1978, there was an attempted coup by the Air force wing of the military in 1982 trying to oust the then president Daniel Moi, Our current president Mwai Kibaki gave us a new constitution and also led us to war against Alshabaab... yeah, skipped the civil wars and the famines we've suffered of late, I think they are important in developing a strong nation.. Do your thing bro but stop the hate though, it doesnt benefit anyone, dont forget Alshabaab is a common enemy, the next time they blow something in Dar you'll be the first to post hate threads against them, lets be civil.

@askari kanzu Whatever you are saying just know that our navy is more modernized north of sahara apart from south africa's.You should be informed that currently our navy is operating upto the vicinity of kismayo.We shall continue with our operation till we finish this menace called alshabab.Long live KDF

We want a stable Somalia, UAE tells Kibaki

Photo/PPS President Kibaki is received by Sheikh Khalif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi on November 21, 2011. President Kibaki was on a State visit.

Kenya and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday agreed that the resolution of the Somalia conflict and stabilisation of the horn of Africa nation was a key priority ahead of the reconstruction of the country.

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Meeting in Abu Dhabi, UAE, President Kibaki and UAE President and ruler of the Abu Dhabi, Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan underscored their joint support .... Read more »

I am happy to see this. Let everybody go against Hrakat Al Shabab

Ulinziguy said:

@askari kanzu Whatever you are saying just know that our navy is more modernized north of sahara apart from south africa's.You should be informed that currently our navy is operating upto the vicinity of kismayo.We shall continue with our operation till we finish this menace called alshabab.Long live KDF

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North of Sahara? You must be joking. I am sure you meant south of Sahara. Whatever the case, I don't believe you!

Al Shabaab waambiwa sasa wakae chonjo
Troops set to carry out major assault on rebels

A Kenyan soldier patrols Ras Kamboni coastline in Somalia as fisherman go about their business on November 21, 2011. Photo/JARED NYATAYA

By PETER LEFTIE pmutibo@ke.nationmedia.com and ABDULKADIR KHALIF khalifos@hotmail.com
Posted Monday, November 21 2011

Al-Shabaab militants have a tough fight on their hands as regional armies led by the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) prepare to surround their remaining strongholds and flush them out. Ethiopian troops crossed into Somalia at the weekend to back the ongoing military operation spearheaded by KDF and the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) army to wipe out the terror outfit blamed for attacks in the region.

TFG welcomed Ethiopian forces, but raised sovereignty concerns. “We welcome Ethiopian troops — if they have entered Somalia — and any other country that contributes forces to fight against the Al-Shabaab militants, as long as they do not violate our sovereignty,” Mr Hussein Arab Isse said.

Media reports quoted local elders saying they had seen several convoys of Ethiopian troops moving into Somalia’s central Galgudud and Hiran regions, while witnesses said lines of trucks also crossed to the war-torn nation via Kenya into the far south.

“We need help from the international community in the fight against the Al-Qaeda-linked militants,” Isse told reporters after returning from meetings in Ethiopia on Sunday.

But despite residents confirming independently that the Ethiopian forces had joined the war against Al-Shabaab, Addis Ababa maintained it had not sent troops to the war-torn nation. “Ethiopia has not entered Somalia... In the past, people might have seen light reconnaissance teams and confused them with troop deployments,” Ethiopian government spokesman Bereket Simon was quoted as saying.

He also dismissed threats by the militants on Sunday that Al-Shabaab would “break the necks” of Ethiopian troops. The decision on whether Ethiopia should send troops will be made on Friday at an Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (Igad) Heads of State meeting in Addis Ababa.

“We are waiting for what Igad decides and without that decision, Ethiopia is not going to act unilaterally,” Mr Bereket said.

Kenya military spokesman Major Emmanuel Chirchir also dismissed reports by the militants that they had attacked two vessels belonging to the Kenya Navy on Sunday. The militants told the press in Mogadishu that the attack was carried out using four speedboats and inflicted heavy damage on the two vessels.

“That is typical Al-Shabaab propaganda, the purported attack never took place,” Major Chirchir said.

Residents of Kudha’ area in Lower Juba region separately informed the media in Mogadishu that they heard the sound of heavy fire and could see tracer lights in the night’s darkness during a battle between the Kenyan sailors and Al-Shabaab attackers that lasted about 20 minutes at the waters of Madawa Island.

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Kenya naona wameamuwa kabisa...Hivyo Somalia ikifanikiwa watachukua credit.

Naona wako kwenye process ya ku full occupy Somalia?

Kenya ina wasomali wengi sana na kama wakiwatumia vizuri,basi wanaweza kuplay part kubwa sana kwenye ukombozi wa Taifa lao hence go back there for rebuilding.

Nadhani efforts hizi za Kenya ni za kuungwa mkono provided wako honest kwenye kutatua mgogoro huo.

Huu ndio wmendo mdundo. Fanyeni bidii mmalize hiyo vita kifua mbele. Ingawa si kazi ya mchezo. Good move Kenya

the Human Rights Watch has protested to the Kenya government about alleged detention and ill-treatment of civilians in Somalia and Kenya by the Kenyan troops.

HRW director of Africa Division Daniel Bekele wrote to Defence minister Yusuf Haji listing instances when he claimed Kenyan troops attacked civilians.


He listed alleged incidents in Jilib, Southern Somalia and Garissa and Kiunga areas in Kenya.


“A witness told Human Rights Watch that on November 11, military personnel detained individuals solely on the basis of their Somali appearance.

The witness saw military personnel picking up suspects at pubs around Garissa, including DRC Pub and Locus; he later drove to Town Club and saw military personnel detaining additional suspects there, as well as pulling drivers out of taxis,” the letter read.

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Source: Troops set to carry out major assault on rebels*- News*|nation.co.ke

Israel+U.A.E=?

Israel imeibua migongano miongoni mwa viongozi wa serikali ya Kenya kuhusu vita dhidi ya waasi wa al Shabaab nchini Somalia.Waziri wa Ulinzi Kenya Yusuf Haji amepinga hatua ya Waziri Mkuu Raila Odinga kuenda Israel na kuomba msaada wa kijeshi wa utawala wa Kizayuni katika vita dhidi ya al Shabaab.......Utawala wa Kizayuni waibua mgawanyiko katika serikali ya Kenya