Elite unit thwarts terror plot after successful raid on two Al Shabaab camps in Garissa
By Mary Wambui |
Acting on intelligence, the elite unit, raided the two camps and recovered an assortment of IED-making material and communication gadgets.
The elite Special Operations Group (SoG) has again succeeded in thwarting terror activities in Garissa County after a successful raid on two Al Shabaab camps along the Kenya-Somali border.
According to authorities, the two camps were being used as IED assembly grounds targeting motorists plying the roads linking Garissa and Lamu counties.
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"The camps on the Kenya-Somalia border were established as IED assembly camps and were to be used to attack and disrupt civil transport and commercial activities on our major roads linking Garissa and Lamu counties," Counter Terrorism Policing Ke said on Wednesday.
Acting on intelligence, the elite unit, raided the two camps and recovered an assortment of IED-making material and communication gadgets.
"The Al Shabaab militants who could not withstand the SOG firepower abandoned the camps, leaving behind, IED-making materials (detonators, switches, IED cylinders, sodium nitrates), bullets, communication gadgets, and assorted ammo for hand-held rocket launchers."
Community collaborations
Security agencies have attributed similar successful operations to collaborations with local communities, which, through their continued support in sharing valuable information in the fight against terrorism, have protected innocent Kenyans' lives and property.
The success of these operations has been captured in the latest IGAD report on trends in violent extremism in the Horn of Africa region, where the report noted that in Kenya, the attacks mostly occurred along the Kenya-Somalia border in Mandera, Garissa, and Lamu counties.
Some of the recent successful operations include one that happened in September when Kenyan security agencies were able to prevent attacks in the Boni area of Lamu County where explosives, ammunition, and communication gadgets, among other items, were recovered at a makeshift camp in an operation that left four militants seriously injured.
Also in September, officers responding to reports of militia sightings in the Alango Warba area of Garissa County recovered materials used for making improvised explosive devices (IEDs) intended for an attack.
Additionally, in the same county in mid-September, the Special Operations Group (SOG) recovered old IED casings and jerry cans at a suspected former militia camp following a tip-off from locals.
The report noted that terrorist attacks were primarily carried out using small arms and light weapons at 60 per cent, while explosives and bombs accounted for 40 per cent of the incidents.
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