Kenya Defence Force soldiers have this morning attacked and killed 10 Al-Shabaab militants operating Lamu county. The 6.45 attack also saw the KDF soldiers recover 7 AK 47 rifles and assorted ammunition.
KDF says 10 Al Shabaab militants killed in Pandanguo base attack in Lamu County, three KDF officers nursing injuries. pic.twitter.com/2LeQQWorEL
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The news comes barely a week after the fifth anniversary of the infamous Westgate mall attack that left dozens of Kenyans dead while hundreds others were injured as Al-Shabaab militia raided the mall and killed anyone on sight.
In what is becoming a common pattern its asymmetric war against Kenyan security forces, Al-Shabaab militants often pitch makeshift hideouts in Boni Forest from where they lay ambushes and/or IED attacks on Kenya security personnel, particularly along the main supply routes in Lamu County and its environs before escaping back into Somalia.
A source from within the multi-agency operations in Lamu has intimated that that the ongoing security operations to flush out Al-Shabaab from their hideouts in Lamu and its environs shall continue full strength.