Kenyan soldiers Somali attack aftermath

In the past months, Al Shabab fighters have staged assaults against Ethiopian, Ugandan and Burundian troops.

The raid began with an explosion by a suicide auto bomber at the gates of the base after which dozens of gunmen followed, shooting as they went.

But this was not the version of events that was given by the Kenyan military.

General Mohyadin Hassan, commander with the Somalia National Army commended the ENDF for the role they are playing towards the restoration of peace in Somalia.

Half of the Kenyan forces in El Adde dawn attack Sunday are missing, a Kenyan newspaper has reported.

Government has shown a lot of concern that Kenyans need security.

In the days since the attack, there have been no reports of Somali military casualties and no indication that Somali soldiers were even present at the time of the attack.

However, an official figure for those killed is still not known. The group says it is holding some Kenyan soldiers captive. “The troops opened fire on the militants who immediately fled the area”, said Barre, adding there were no casualties.

Al Shabaab, which wants to impose a strict version of Islamic law in Somalia, said it has not lost any fighters since Friday’s attack.

“This has been a shock”, said Yusuf Hassan, a member of Kenya’s parliament.

The man, Eddy Reuben Illah, appeared in court Tuesday, denied the charges and was remanded in custody.

Now, it seems, they are training their sights on the hardest targets out there – military bases.

Kenya contributes about 4,000 troops to the 22,000-strong AU force in Somalia.

If we stop to fight Al-Shaabab they will greatly take it as advantage that they have overcome the soldiers of Kenya this will highly reduce Kenyans reputation across the world as they are now seen as hope to the Somalian.

Defence Minister, Raychelle Omamo, called the dead “VIPs, the fallen heroes” as four coffins arrived by plane in the capital, Nairobi.