Nairobi (Halbeeg News) – Somalia and Kenya have agreed to intensify operations against al-Shabaab following talks between officials from both countries in Nairobi.
Al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda affiliated group has been carrying out deadly attacks in Somalia and Kenya for more than a decade.
The group also targets security forces from both countries as well as civil servants.
According to the state owned media, Donna, Somali President’s National Security Advisor, Hussein Moalim has held discussions with his Kenyan counterpart, Monica Juma.
The officials discussed wide range issues including ongoing operations against al-Shabaab and border security.
On her part, Ms Juma welcome the meeting, saying “this first official visit was an opportunity to hold extensive bilateral discussions on the state of our strategic relations, our region and the influence of global trends on our national and regional security.”
The development comes barely three days after Somali Prime minister Hamze Abdi Barre and Kenyan president William Ruto met in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to discuss bilateral trade relations as well as border security.
The two leaders agreed boost trade relations and the fight against al-Shabaab.
Kenya sent its troops to Somalia in 2011 to fight al-Shabaab which it accused of abducting tourists from Kenya’s coastal regions.
Thousands of Kenya soldiers are currently working under the framework of African Union Transition Mission in Somalia known as Atmis.
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