Kenyan Police Kill 20 Al-Shabaab Militants in Mandera

“Preliminary investigations indicate that during the intense exchange of gunfire between the officers on patrol and the militants, twenty militants were fatally injured, while eight NPS officers sustained injuries. Additionally, assorted weapons were recovered from the scene,” added the NPS.

In a separate incident, the Kenya Defence Forces conducted airstrikes on El Adde Town in the Gedo region of Southern Somalia overnight on Wednesday and Thursday morning. Unfortunately, these strikes resulted in the deaths of two civilians and several others sustaining injuries.

These events occurred just a day after the Kenyan Minister of Interior visited the Northeastern Region in an effort to mobilize the security forces and establish a partnership between the government and local communities to combat Al-Shabaab.

In recent months, Al-Shabaab has carried out multiple attacks on local communities, resulting in the deaths of numerous civilians and security forces in Northeastern counties and Lamu County. They have also employed the use of landmines on roads as part of their strategy.