kenya Police repulse Shabaab terrorists in attempted attack on security camp

Speaking on phone, Lafey OCPD Bosita Omukolongolo said the militants attempted to attack Rural Patrol Border Unit (RPBU) camp at Sheikh Barrow.
Police in Mandera on Saturday night foiled an attempted attack by suspected Al-Shabaab militants on a security camp in Lafey Sub County.

Speaking on phone, Lafey OCPD Bosita Omukolongolo said the militants attempted to attack Rural Patrol Border Unit (RPBU) camp at Sheikh Barrow.

“There was an attempted attack at our RPBU camp at Sheikh Barrow at about 9pm last evening where the Al-Shabaab shot at the camp but the officers managed to repulse them,” said Mr Omukolongolo.

He said there were no one was injured in the encounter that lasted almost half an hour. However, reports indicated that some of the attackers were injured.

“They aimed at the camp and started shooting testing to know our alertness but our officers responded well and locals are talking of injured attackers something I can’t confirm but we did our work well,” said Mr Omukolongolo.

The police boss said the current wave of attacks in the Sub County is being aided by locals acting as sympathizers who collect information on security operations relaying it to Al-Shabaab.

“The Al-Shabaab operations are now hi tech since this is now an enemy from within as their intelligence is collected by locals,” he said.

He expressed fears that the attackers within the area seemed to be ahead of the security agents in terms of countering one another.

“It is difficult to visit a scene of incident almost immediately and find culprits there meaning they are being informed well of our operations by locals or by us,” he said.
He said there exists a local network working with the terrorists in carrying out attacks.

According to him, the situation in Lafey remains tense as Al-Shabaab movements are reported daily due to the area’s proximity to the war ravaged neighbouring Somalia.

“We have taken precautionary measures with this tense and tricky situation here as the officers spend most of the night keeping vigil,” said Mr Omukolongolo.

The terrorists, currently targeting security camps in the area, recently destroyed communication masts interfering with communication in Fino and Damasa areas.

rugged7:
My meaning is crystal clear, no matter how you choose to obfuscate my premise.
I have always advocated a carrot and stick.
Words like "selfish interest/political gains" & "pamper them for almost 8 years" exposes the mindset that continues to position Nigeria at a precipice.
You see these people as your cash cow rather than your fellow citizens hence the gravitation to bloodlust.
Empathy, compassion and understanding is lacking in your assessments of the state of play and current dynamics..
Realistically, opening 2 major battlefronts at this time is not a realistic military option.
We both know oil is the common denominator for the upcoming violence in the Niger delta.
Oil is becoming increasingly irrelevant in the new world we live in.
Nigeria either evolves and diversifies away from oil or dies a painful death.
There are 200 million people.
The shockwaves will reverberate across africa.

Tochex101:
@rugged


giving.
I'm sorry for derailing this thread.

Henry240:


@Frumentius, we can now put behind us the issue of "not properly arming" Nigerian Super-puma helos. Apparently the Air Force hackened to your advice.

Tochex101:
I love the slogan of the USA govt, they don't negotiate with criminals and terrorist.

tdayof:
NAF asset.

Henry240:
#WhyTheyHateUs on CNN


So, i just concluded watching this Fareed Zakaria programme on CNN, quite interesting programme. One thing i noticed quite a lot was the ISIS propaganda recruitment videos.


I gotta to say, for a terrorist group, ISIS makes very sleek propaganda videos. Much better videos i've seen of any military in Africa, i'll say they are on the level of US military recruitment Ads.

jakeporeshenko:

how recent is this satellite image ? from what i heard all those C-130's put in storage are being brought back to life.

africaken254:
most of our senior officer running the PR department in africa militaries are just too lazy.there is a US you tube channel that i used to follow but this days i can't catch up due to the many videos they post.this is the reason few of us are patriot

Henry240:


I know it's quite insensitive to be glorify a terrorist video, but, man ISIS got good propaganda. Their camera videos are also very clear, mostly in H.D. Some of the guys featured in the videos also look very well trained, with good weapon handling. You know the way Russians carry rifles across the body, with hands crossed underneath, similar fashion.

The terrorists also have a Special Forces unit. Sleek videos.


It does seem that African militaries as a whole do not understand the importance of P.R. Across the board, military P.R is in such a sad, sad state. The citizens you are fighting for need to be aware of the efforts you're putting in, so that even if you're losing, everybody still has faith, and can support. Militaries simply are oblivious of this fact.


The American military releases at-least 3,000 photos everyday. In a year the US military releases over 1 million high definition photographs. The Americans can see what their military is up to, and have this re-enforced believe that they have the greatest military the world has ever seen. There military PR is so good, that they've made both friend and foe believe this is indeed fact.



If African militaries can release common 1000 photographs per year, citizens would begin to have strong belief in the abilities or even inability of our various militaries.

#Softpower.

iblawi:


What I can deduce from this is that dialogue alone can't solve Niger delta crisis since Yaradu and GEJ tried it before and we still came back to square 1 after spending billions to pamper them for almost 8 years. There is a big difference between people fighting for their rights and people trying to disrupt government for selfish interest/political gains. I don't pray for escalation of the war but when things get unbearable you can't blame the government.

Every part of Nigeria was neglected by government not the Niger delta alone. The only thing that makes us different is how we respond to government's negligence.

Henry240:


Let's all pretend,

1- You didn't think this

2- You didn't type this

3- You didn't post this

4- We didn't read this.

Libya warns Italy of Milan-based terrorist cell

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bapAppsyWys

tdayof:
Another unit of Alpha Jet acquired in May 2016 has been weaponized locally at the Air Combat Training Group in Kainji.
Henry24 will Nigeria be putting all her A-jets out of service when the A-29 arrive?

tdayof:
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The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Caetano Jose Madeira, stands on attention during a parade by troops serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). This was on arrival at Jowhar, Somalia on July 24, 2016. AMISOM Photo / Omar Abdisalan

The newly appointed AMISOM Force Commander, Lieutenant General, Osman Noor Soubagleh, greets officers of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) during a working visit to AMISOM troops under Sector V in Jowhar, Somalia on July 24, 2016. AMISOM Photo / Omar Abdisalan

Burundian troops serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), mount a parade to welcome the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Caetano Jose Madeira and the Force Commander Lt. General Osman Noor Soubagleh during a working visit to AMISOM troops under Sector V in Jowhar, Somalia on July 24, 2016. AMISOM Photo / Omar Abdisalan

The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Caetano Jose Madeira, tours the Burundian Contingent headquarters in Jowhar, Somalia on July 24, 2016. AMISOM Photo / Omar Abdisalan

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I317NkUyz4w

tdayof:
NAF asset.

chkil:
Eurocopter AS-555 and AS-355N2 , Algerian air force

with FLIR TV/IR HD ( MX-15 HDI TSV) and (16 DSM TSV) ISR Systems


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ps : do you know any other african military forums ??