Following Kenyan attacks, the Somali government is sending more troops to the border

Sunday, Oct 10th, 2020. Reports from the Gedo area claim that more troops have been deployed by the federal government along its border with Kenya. Earlier this month, on the Somali-Kenyan border, clashes broke out between the armies of the two countries , resulting in the killing of civilians by Kenyan armies.

Troops were deployed along the border between the two nations , especially in the districts of BeletXaawo and Mandera, where heavy operations were launched. In the past, the border districts have been the site of many clashes between the armies of the two countries, as well as the Al-Shabaab terrorist group that carried out bombings on Kenyan military bases. Kidnappings of foreign aid workers by Alshabab, on the other hand, are popular in the region.

Militants of Al-Shabaab have always assumed responsibility for the bombings that killed a thousand people. The stabilisation forces commander in the Gedo zone, BakaalKooke, said security forces were ordered to intensify, to prevent anti-security operations from acting.

It is notable that Farmajo refused to allow Ahmed Madobe, the president of the state of Jubaland, to go there and work for his administration. This time, Farmajo seems to be campaigning to build friction between the two countries in the Gedo region to draw the hearts of the Somali people to the vulnerabilities of his government in the run-up to the elections.

The federal government’s new move, however, comes as Kenya has sent a warning letter saying that if there is another outbreak of violence on the border, it will attack Somali forces. Somalia and Kenya have been involved in a long-running maritime conflict which the International Court of Justice is currently dealing with.