The Kenya Defence Forces with AMISOM and Somalia National Army units killed more than 80 members of Somalia's Al-Shabaab militants in an operation in Jamaame and Magambo areas near Kismayu on Thursday (October 23), A statement said four vehicles fitted with machine guns were also destroyed.
The operation was directed against two Al-Shabaab bases which had been used to launch attacks against the newly liberated town of Bula Gaduud along the Kismayu- Jamaame-Jilib Road. According to spokesperson, Colonel David Obonyo, Kenyan troops with AMISOM and SNA forces have launched several attacks in the past few weeks killing nearly 200 Al-Shabaab fighters and recovering vehicles and arms.
Two weeks ago, at least 60 militants were killed in an operation, Bula Gaduud area.
These operations are a prelude to an AMISOM advance on Jilib one of the towns still occupied by Al-Shabaab in the Juba valley-allafrica
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