Kenya: Kenyan troops enter in Somalia to attack al-Shabaab rebels
Kenyan troops have crossed the border into war-torn Somalia to attack Islamist al-Shabaab rebels they accuse of being behind several recent kidnappings of foreigners, Kenyan officials said Sunday.
“We have crossed into Somalia in pursuit of the al-Shabaab, who are responsible for the kidnappings and attacks on our country,” government spokesman Alfred Mutua told AFP.
An AFP reporter close to the border witnessed large numbers of troops, as well as military planes and helicopters overhead.