{"id":4034,"date":"2011-11-09T18:52:44","date_gmt":"2011-11-09T18:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/?p=4034"},"modified":"2011-11-09T19:12:53","modified_gmt":"2011-11-09T19:12:53","slug":"kenyan-military-targeting-al-shabab-finances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/2011\/11\/kenyan-military-targeting-al-shabab-finances\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenyan Military Targeting Al-Shabab Finances"},"content":{"rendered":"

Somali News In Warsom.com<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Kenyan military says it is trying to incapacitate the militant Islamist group al-Shabab by targeting its financial and logistical operations in <\/strong>Somalia<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kenyan military officials say they are closing in on key al-Shabab targets, four weeks into military operations in <\/strong>Somalia<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kenyan Army spokesman, Emmanuel Chirchir, says one of the most important objectives of \u2018Operation Linda Nchi\u2019 is to take the southern Somali town of <\/strong>Afmadow<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“We believe Afmadow is critical to al-Shabab’s operations, one, because it provides facilities for money transfers and that of course provides opportunities to pay soldiers,” he said. “So that’s one of the critical things. So, once we control Afmadow – in terms of getting rid of al-Shabab and then remaining with the locals who are supporting the operation – then in terms of logistically disabling al-Shabab we will have managed.”<\/p>\n

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The military has said for weeks that its troops have been poised to advance on Afmadow. But heavy rains have made southern <\/strong>Somalia<\/strong>‘s dirt and sand roads nearly impassible, and have slowed <\/strong>Kenya<\/strong>‘s military advance on the ground. <\/strong>Kenya<\/strong> has still not disclosed how many soldiers are involved in operations in <\/strong>Somalia<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The military is also relying heavily on its Air Force to hit al-Shabab positions. Major Chirchir says air strikes near the port-town of Kismayo have been successful.<\/p>\n

“In Kismayo, it was one of the jetty’s that’s close to the port,” said Chirchir. “There used to be a palatial home and they believe this was the nerve center where they used to plan their battles. But now, after the first incursion and the second incursion we’ve not had – they have resorted to moving back to the city to mix with the local population.”<\/p>\n

Kismayo is another important economic asset for al-Shabab, and a city where the United Nations says the group gets much of its financial and material support.<\/p>\n

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Some civilians have been fleeing the city out of concern over <\/strong>Kenya<\/strong>‘s aerial campaign or an impending showdown with al-Shabab. There are also reports that many others have been trapped by the rainy weather, unable to escape.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In eastern <\/strong>Kenya<\/strong> over the weekend, two people were killed and another five were wounded in a grenade attack on a church.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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No one has claimed responsibility, but Kenyan authorities say they are investigating a link to al-Shabab, which has vowed to attack <\/strong>Kenya<\/strong> in retaliation for the military offensive.
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