Posted on 10/31/2013 4:10:26 PM PDT by Pan_Yan
The Kenyan Defense Force (KDF) said Thursday its warplanes had bombed a training camp located 50 kilometers (30 miles) east of Binswor, Somalia, that is allegedly used by fighters of the al Qaeda-linked Somali militant group al-Shabab. The operation follows a Kenyan drone strike on Monday that killed two leading al-Shabab fighters.
Kenyan military spokesman Colonel Cyrus Oguna told Reuters news agency Thursday's assault was in retaliation for the Westgate attack on September 21, which killed at least 67 people.
The Kenyan Defense Force (KDF) said Thursday its warplanes had bombed a training camp located 50 kilometers (30 miles) east of Binswor, Somalia, that is allegedly used by fighters of the al Qaeda-linked Somali militant group al-Shabab. The operation follows a Kenyan drone strike on Monday that killed two leading al-Shabab fighters.
Kenyan military spokesman Colonel Cyrus Oguna told Reuters news agency Thursday's assault was in retaliation for the Westgate attack on September 21, which killed at least 67 people.
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Kenyans with drones? Pretty sophisticated IMHO. Smells like Special Operations.
In the 1970’s the US provided T38 Talon aircraft to the Kenyans. I was among a group of military dressed as civilians sent over to train them. I observed them filling the tanks with fuel using 5 gallon cans while loading oxygen in the same aircraft. Providing them with technology doesn’t mean they can use it effectively. Most of their pilots in those days were civilians from other countries.
If this was a good air raid, the name of the group and camp should be changed to Camp Al Shiska-Bob!
Kenyan military spokesman Colonel Cyrus Oguna told Reuters news agency Thursday's assault was in retaliation for the Westgate attack on September 21, which killed at least 67 people.
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