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Somalia: Kenya says hits rebel convoy with helicopter gunships

4 February, 2012 - 22:42
Source:

Reuters - AlertNet
Country:

Somalia, Kenya

(Adds al Shabaab ambush)

NAIROBI, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Kenya's military has struck al Shabaab targets in one of the most devastating attacks against the al Qaeda-linked insurgents since it launched an operation in Somalia to crush the rebels last October, a Kenyan army officer said on Saturday.

Colonel Cyrus Oguna said two helicopter gunships hit a convoy of al Shabaab in Dalayat village in southern[...]

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