Al-Shabaab Leaders In Somalia Want To Negotiate With Kenya

Al-Shabaab Leaders Contact Kenyan Government To Negotiate -- CNN

Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- Conflicting accounts emerged Thursday over whether the extremist group Al-Shabaab has signaled a desire to negotiate with Kenya amid a Kenyan military offensive targeting the group.

"They want to talk," said a Kenyan official who did not want to be named because he is not authorized to talk to the media.

A spokesman for the Kenyan government, however, disputed that account and said Kenya wouldn't talk with Al-Shabaab even if the group did want to negotiate.

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Kenya Reports First Direct Clash With al-Shabab in Somalia -- Voice of America
Somali rebel commander urges Kenya attacks -- AFP
Somali Islamist militants call for 'mujahideen trained by Osama' -- The Telegraph
Kenya says 9 militants killed as troops battle Somali militants; al-Shabab promises revenge -- Washington Post/AP
Kenya: Four killed in attack close to the Somali border -- BBC
Kenya Plans to Exit Somalia Once Al-Shabaab Is ‘Destroyed’ -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Is Kenya Battling al-Shabab Alone? -- Voice of America
A lot to lose - Kenya's Somali gambit -- BBC