Al-Shabaab issues new warning to Kenya

The AlShabab militant group said on Saturday that it will continue targeting towns and cities in Kenya untill the day Kenyan troops will vacate Somalia. They said that if the Kenyan government continues it’s “invasion” of Muslim lands, they will also continue to strike inside Kenya.

In their statement titled ‘Kenya at a Crossroads,’ the AlShabab demanded for a change in the foreign policy in a bid to prevent further deployment of Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officers to Somalia. It argued that KDF’s continued stay in Somalia made no sense since its objectives were yet to be met 11 years on.

“It has been 11 years since Kenya invaded Somalia. To this day, however, the Kenyan military did not achieve any of its initial goals of the invasion. The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) remain besieged in their bases, unable to leave their bunkers. They are also incapable of conducting any effective military operations against the Mujahideen,” read the statement in part.

In the last 10 years, Al Shabaab has lodged over four attacks in Kenya including Westgate Mall, DusitD2, Mpeketoni and Garissa University.