The Kenyan foot soldiers in Somalia on Wednesday reportedly killed three Al-Shabaab terrorists and captured one in a gunfight in Bura Hache.
The Defence
Operational Update: Today, KDF soldiers in @amisomsomalia while on patrol, engaged a pocket of Al-Shabaab terrorists in the area of Bura Hache, Somalia. 3 Al-Shabaab terrorists were killed & one captured in-flight. 2 AK-47 Rifles, 1 SLR & assorted ammunition too were captured. pic.twitter.com/C5F5VeMV9J
— Kenya Defence Forces (@kdfinfo) March 13, 2019
KDF Spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Paul Njuguna, said the incident took place at about 2pm as the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers patrolled the area in the northern sector.
Lt Col Njuguna said KDF soldiers will “remain vigilant and continue to relentlessly pursue the terrorists” to ensure peace and security in Kenya.
He added that they will continue to back Amisom operations as part of the bid to stabilise Somalia.
KDF will remain vigilant and will continue to relentlessly pursue the terrorists to ensure peace and security of our country Kenya as well as support @amisomsomalia operations in order to stabilise Somalia. https://t.co/caJfqpC84g
— Kenya Defence Forces (@kdfinfo) March 13, 2019
Early in January, KDF reported killing seven Al-Shabaab militants and wounding an unknown number in an operation in southern Somalia.
The military seized 9 AK-47 rifles, 10 magazines, two rocket-propelled grenade launchers and three grenades from the militants.
The terrorists have also been killed in airstrikes by the United States. In 2018, the US military said it killed 62 fighters in airstrikes on December 16 and 17. These were the deadliest air attacks in Somalia since November 2017 when the US said it had killed 100 militants.
In January, the US military said it had killed 52 militants following an attack on a Somali army base, and in February, 35 terrorists were killed in similar operations.
Here is the footage of their operation: