Nine years after Kenya went to Somalia, al Shabaab is still taking the fight to Kenyan soil, despite multiple operations and airstrikes to cripple them. Kenyan soldiers crossed to Somalia on October 16, 2011, amid a spate of tourist kidnappings by al Shabaab. At the height of terror attacks in Tana River and Lamu counties in September 2015, the state launched Operation Linda Boni. The objective of the operation, which covers Lamu, Tana River and Garissa counties, was to flush out al Shabaab militants. The US has also chipped in with frequent drone attacks on al Shabaab targets in Somalia.

Source: The Star January 16, 2020 08:03 UTC