Acknowledging the increased threat, Kenya has built 14 operating bases along the Kenya-Somalia border and has promised to better equip its military and police forces.
Last week, four people were killed in northeast Kenya, with police saying al-Shabab was responsible. Watch Live. The incident took place when a vehicle was escorting a convoy of Somali Vedo kenya between the towns of Banisa and Mandera.
Attacks in Kenya are nothing new. Several military bases handed over by ATMIS to the Somali forces have reportedly been attacked by al-Shabaab, and, Somali Vedo kenya, as the Somali forces push back against the insurgents, they are fleeing towards the Kenyan border.
For now, much remains uncertain about the state of Somali and regional security ahead of the scheduled departure of ATMIS at the end of next year. Since the Kenya Defence Forces were first deployed to Somalia inal-Shabaab have all too frequently violently retaliated, Somali Vedo kenya.
The crisis-monitoring group has warned that the ATMIS Seep nign of troops, alongside the Somali counter-insurgency, is leading to a resurgence of al-Shabaab in the area.
Video: Kenya increases security on Somalia border following attacks
In the last two weeks, attacks linked to al-Shabab have killed another 10 people, according to police reports.
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Another security team from Banisa was attacked when it responded, police said. On June 14, eight Kenyan police officers were killed when their vehicle was destroyed by an improvised explosive device in a suspected attack by al-Shabab, police said, Somali Vedo kenya.