Militants Behead Nine Civilians in Attack on Kenyan Village Al Qaeda-linked group al-Shabaab has vowed retribution on Kenya for sending troops to Somalia to fight it….see note please
https://www.wsj.com/articles/militants-behead-nine-civilians-in-attack-on-kenyan-village-1499517247?mod=nwsrl_world_news
These barbarians are called “militants” ….????RSK
NAIROBI, Kenya—Al-Shabaab extremists from neighboring Somalia beheaded nine civilians in an early-morning attack on a village in southeast Kenya, local officials said Saturday, as concerns grew that the group had taken up a bloody new strategy.
The attack occurred in Jima village in Lamu County, said James Ole Serian, who leads a task force of security agencies combating al-Shabaab.
Beheadings by al-Shabaab have been rare in Kenya, where the extremist group has carried out dozens of deadly attacks over the years.
The al Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab has vowed retribution on Kenya for sending troops in 2011 to Somalia to fight the group.
Saturday’s attack occurred in the Pandaguo area, where al-Shabaab fighters engaged security agencies in a day-long battle three days ago.
A police report says about 15 al-Shabaab fighters on Saturday attacked Jima village and seized men, killing them with knives.
Al-Shabaab in recent months also has increased attacks with homemade bombs, killing at least 46 in Lamu and Mandera counties.
The increase in attacks presents a huge problem for Kenya’s security agencies ahead of the Aug. 8 presidential election, said security analyst and former U.S. Marine Andrew Franklin. On election day, security agencies will be strained while attempting stop any possible violence and al-Shabaab could take advantage, he said.
Kenya is among five countries contributing troops to an African Union force that is bolstering Somalia’s fragile central government against al-Shabaab’s insurgency. Of the troop-contributing countries, Kenya has borne the brunt of retaliatory attacks from al-Shabaab.
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