Friday, August 23, 2013
THE Kenya Defense Forces on Tuesday killed an unknown number al-shabaab militiamen along the border town of Hulugho.
Garissa county Commissioner Rashid Khator said the militants are
suspected to have been responsible for last Friday's attack on an
administration police camp at Galmagala Division where four AP officers
were killed.
"We believe these are the same individuals who were involved in the
killings of our four police officers, our KDF officers engaged them in a
heavy exchange of fire and gunned down several of them," he said.
Khator said the killed militiamen wore camouflage uniforms similar to
those of the Somalia Transitional Federal Government forces.
He said the KDF and other security agents have mounted aggressive
security operations along the border towns in order to deal with militia
related incidents.
"Since the Friday incident, we have enhanced our operation in the
bushes and beefed up security along our boarders," Khator said.
He said the security forces are also pursuing another al-shabaab
splinter group recently spotted along the border town of Amuma on Liboi
side.
More security personnel drawn from the military, General Services
unit, both regular and administration police officers have been deployed
in Galmagala.