{"id":16086,"date":"2011-12-18T07:57:01","date_gmt":"2011-12-18T07:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/kenya-state-vows-air-strikes-on-far-flung-shebab-towns\/"},"modified":"2011-12-18T07:57:01","modified_gmt":"2011-12-18T07:57:01","slug":"kenya-state-vows-air-strikes-on-far-flung-shebab-towns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/18\/kenya-state-vows-air-strikes-on-far-flung-shebab-towns\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya: State Vows Air Strikes On Far-Flung Shebab Towns"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rnw.nl\/africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/rnw180.png\" alt=\"Radio Netherlands Worldwide (Hilversum)\" title=\"Visit Radio Netherlands Worldwide (Hilversum)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>17 December 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Kenyan troops battling Shebab insurgents in southern Somalia vowed Saturday to carry out air strikes deeper into rebel-held territory.<\/p>\n<p>Military information and operations officer Colonel Cyrus Oguna said they would target Afgoye, a town near Mogadishu and home to thousands of displaced people, as well as the ports of Merka and Barawe on the southern coast.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are developing targets in areas of Afgoye, Merka, Barawe and we want to hit deep into their (Shebab) own areas,&#8221; Oguna told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We want to send a message to those living close to Al-Shebab infrastructure to try and stay away from those infrastructure because we are developing them as legitimate objectives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since launching an offensive against the Al-Qaeda-linked insurgents two months ago, Kenyan warplanes have struck rebel bases mainly in the south, and Oguna said several Shebab fighters were killed in air strikes in the past week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Air raids will continue until Al-Shebab is completely destabilised and dislodged,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Kenyan forces are in three locations in southern Somalia, but have made little territorial advances since deploying in mid-October.<\/p>\n<p>Nairobi has agreed to have its forces operate under the African Union Mission in Somalia, a 9,700-strong force made up of Burundian and Ugandan troops tasked with protecting the weak Somali government in the capital Mogadishu.<\/p>\n<p>Inside Kenya in recent weeks, several civilians have been injured or killed in grenade and landmine attacks in areas near the porous Kenya-Somalia border which are blamed on the Shebab.<\/p>\n<p>Kenya sent troops across the border to battle the hardline militants it blamed for a spate of kidnappings and attacks on home soil. &#8211; <em>ANP\/AFP<\/em><\/p>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 17 December 2011 Kenyan troops battling Shebab insurgents in southern Somalia vowed Saturday to carry out air strikes deeper into rebel-held territory. 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