Defence headquarters said the troops were on routine operations when they launched an offensive against al-Shabaab positions. By FRED MUKINDAMore by this AuthorSeven al-Shabaab fighters were killed as the Kenya Defence Forces captured Badhaadhe township in Somalia on Tuesday. Pursued on their own soil, the al-Shabaab terrorists have carried out attacks on soft targets in Kenya, killing innocent and unarmed civilians. On Monday, a police reservist was killed in a gun fight with al-Shabaab terrorists in Mandera, stopping them from attacking the deputy governor’s home and a hotel. Al-Shabaab terrorists have staged at least 10 attacks on Kenyan soil since July last year.

Source: Daily Nation January 24, 2017 21:58 UTC