A multi-agency team conducted a raid on an al-Shabaab makeshift camp in the Digdiga area of Fafi, Garissa County, resulting in the deaths of two suspected terrorists. The operation, carried out on Wednesday morning, was prompted by local complaints about frequent harassment by the militants who were reportedly planning an attack against security officers in the region.
During the raid, authorities recovered a range of items, including three AK47 rifles with extra magazines, ammunition, grenades, radios, indoctrination literature, AAA batteries, animal snares, and jerrycans. A total of 120 bullets were seized. The raid took place after the team tracked the militants into Digdiga Forest, where they ambushed the group while the militants were preparing game meat. While two militants were killed, others escaped with serious injuries.
This operation is part of a broader series of raids targeting al-Shabaab in the region. On August 5, multi-agency teams also conducted raids in Mandera, Wajir, and Garissa Counties. In these operations, they targeted al-Shabaab hideouts and recovered various items including AK47 and PKM ammunition, medical equipment, drugs, and water-filled jerrycans.
In Garissa County, a joint security team encountered about five suspected al-Shabaab militants in Adan Santur while responding to distress calls from locals whose camels were being confiscated by the terrorists. Two camels were recovered and returned to their owners. The militants, some injured, managed to escape in a bullet-riddled white Toyota Probox vehicle, crossing into Somalia.
This intensified security operation follows concerns that the terror group may be planning attacks after a period of relative quiet. The border region has frequently faced attacks from al-Shabaab militants, who have historically received support from some locals. Somalia has experienced instability since the fall of Siad Barre in 1991, and Kenyan troops continue to pursue and combat the terror group’s activities in the region.
