Bodies of African Union peacekeepers from Burundi were laid out after a battle last week with the Shabab near Mogadishu. Feisal Omar/Reuters
Somali Islamist Militants Rally Against Kenya -- New York Times
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Islamist militants rallied hundreds of supporters outside Somalia’s capital on Thursday to call for attacks on Kenya, saying, “We want huge blasts,” while Kenyan authorities reported an assault inside Kenya, with at least four people killed in an ambush near the Somali border.
While it remained unclear who was responsible for the attack — in which a rocket-propelled grenade was shot at a car in northern Kenya — it comes just days after twin grenade attacks rocked Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, which the police say were linked to the Somali Islamist militants known as the Shabab.
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Kenya Army Fight First Direct Battle With al-Shabaab; 9 Dead -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Kenyans in first al-Shabab battle in Somalia -- BBC
Explosion rocks Kenyan security vehicle after military action in Somalia -- National Post
Explosion hits Kenyan security forces vehicle -- Reuters
Kenya officers hurt in suspected landmine blast -- AFP
Somali militants call for ‘huge blow’ against Kenya -- Financial Times
UN: Fighting on Somalia-Kenya Border Restricting Famine Relief -- Voice of America
Are Kenyans seeking a buffer zone in Somalia? -- BBC
US Says No Participation in Kenya's Somalia Operation -- Voice of America
Is Kenya Battling al-Shabab Alone? -- Gabe Joselow, Voice of America
A lot to lose - Kenya's Somali gambit -- Andrew Harding, BBC
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