Friday, September 26, 2008

Kenya-Somalia-Border Kenya tightens security along border with Somalia



jubbaland state (Somalia) – Kenya has tightened security along the border with Somalia by deploying a large number of troops there, a border town official told APA.Ahmed Mohamed Yusuf very well known as Burkuus, the chairman of Somalia’s border town of Beled Hawo jubbaland state of somalia jubbaland state spokesman said al-Shabaab plans to take over Jubbaland state . Ethiopian and Kenyan territories .ever since al shabaab take over port city of Kismayo, the third-largest city we have been Getting ready to attack al shabaab AND ONLF stronghold of kismayu.. we have to liberty Jubbaland territory from al shabaab and ONLF . We requested more troops from Ethiopia and Kenya to reinforce. Jubbaland state army ,3000 jubbaland army now in Training in Dolow Ethiopia will come back soon. he said hundreds of Kenyan security forces have been deployed along the border between Friday night and early on Saturday morning.Mr. Burkuus said that this troop movement coincides with two days after when Somali bandits snatched a car from Kenyan border town of Elwaq and crossed with it into Somalia.Mr. Burkuus told APA on Saturday that Somali authorities in the region have succeeded to arrest the militia who robbed the car and were ready to hand it over to Kenyan authorities.Kenya announced the closure of its border with Somalia in December 2006 to prevent Islamists who were defeated in Somalia from interring Kenya, but crossing has been permitted since.Sourse APA .. A group called the Harakat Ras Kamboni, which is linked to Shabaab and ONLF military commander Sheikh Hassan Turki, took credit for a mortar attack against African Union peacekeepers in Mogadishu. The attacks claimed 15 lives; another 30 were wounded. Somalia has been rated as the most corrupt country in the world.


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