NAIROBI (Halbeeg News) – Kenya police Intelligence reported has warned new waves of al-Shabaab attacks in area along Kenya’s border with Somalia.
The report stated that the group plans to stage deadly attacks during the last days of Ramadan and during Eid days.
According to an article published by The Star, the group had been regrouping its fighters in areas near the border.
The group is suspected to be orchestrating well executed plan to carrying out attacks similar to that El-Adde attack in 2016.
“Information was received that there is massive build-up of al Shabaab along our border within Mandera county especially in Fino area where they have deployed and positioned the El Adde brigade (that previously attacked KDF camp at El Adde) and are regarded as a special unit to attack our security units in Fino,” the intelligence briefing says.
El-Adde attack targeted Kenyan forces serving under the framework of AMISOM.
The attack left over 150 Kenyan soldiers dead.
The target of the projected attack are said to be Special forces, KDF, Rapid Border Patrol Unit, and officers of the National Police Service.
“The attacks are likely to be carried out in the last days of Ramadhan,” the report says.
The report received on May 30 indicates the terror group had already “deployed over 150 troops with four Landcruiser technicians and were reinforcing.
“The areas where al Shabaab deployed troops are Hafura, Hawagarse and Langura’a within the county,” the report said.
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