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Kenya Defense Force kills at least 21 militants in Somalia’s lower Juba region

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Kenyan soldiers in Somalia claim to have killed at least 21 Al-Shabaab militants in a fire fight in the lower Juba region . The Soldiers recovered weapons including riffles, rocket propelled grenades and a pistol.

The Kenyan soldiers were on their way to Afmadow when they engaged militants who had laid an ambush along the road. Two Kenyan soldiers were killed and five others injured in the shootout. The militants had planned to attack a camp occupied by the African forces and Somalia national army troops.The KDF also killed 19 Al-Shabaab militants in Afmadow Wednesday, last week.

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