Al-Shabaab Rebuilds Forces In Somalia As African Union Campaign Stalls -- The Guardian
Extreme Islamist group is now 'an extended hand of al-Qaida', declares Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
A Kenyan soldier clambers up to his sentry post and stares out across vast plains of bush, acacia trees and red dust. The savanna is peaceful now, but he knows that when darkness falls the enemy will return, typically a band of 15-20 men armed with AK-47 rifles. "Every night they are in front of us," the soldier says. "They shoot and go. They run away."
Along the front line, the Kenyans have piled clusters of green sandbags to provide cover. Behind them, a military base is protected by high walls crowned with razor wire. About 1,200 troops from Kenya and Sierra Leone are garrisoned in this desolate Somali hinterland. On an average day, green, heavy armoured vehicles set off to patrol the crucial port city of Kismayo, running the gauntlet of roadside bombs, a deadly tactic imported from Afghanistan and Iraq. In punishing heat, soldiers can be seen rolling a surveillance drone across the tarmac of the Italian-built airport.
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More News On The War Against Al Shabaab
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Menace Lingers Along Mogadishu's Edge -- allAfrica.com
Somalia's al-Shabab commanders 'killed' in strike -- BBC
Drone strike kills at least two in Somalia - residents -- Reuters
2 senior al-Shabab extremists reportedly killed in Somalia -- AP
Somali journalist killed by attackers, others beaten -- NBC News/Reuters
Al-Shabaab: using social media to fight the jihad -- Channel 4 News
Somali al-Shabab commander Ikrima 'spent time in UK' -- BBC
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