Kenya security forces kill 10, arrest 36 in operation against Islamists
The Kenya Defence Forces driving along Nyali bridge on their way to Lamu's Boni forest as the government increased its presence in the area to deal with Al Shabaab militants on September 27, 2015. The Kenyan military launched a major operation in the forest to flush out Al-Shabaab militants. PHOTO | LABAN WALLOGA |
Kenyan security forces have killed 10 suspected al Shabaab Islamist militants and arrested 36 others in nine months since launching an operation against the insurgents at the Coast, the head of the operation said on Friday.
Somalia's al Shabaab have claimed a series of attacks in the past three years or so in Kenya that have killed hundreds of people. Several raids targeted coastal sites, and Kenyan officers say they have been launched from Boni forest hideouts.
