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| Shaboob wannabes captured near Somalia-Kenya border |
| 2015-03-12 |
| DHOBLEY, Somalia -- Somali government forces in Lower Jubba region town of Dhobley apprehended four foreign recruits sneaking from Kenya into Al Shabaab camps overnight on Tuesday, Garowe Online reports. Somali National army commander in the strategic border town, Haybe Ahmed Abdullahi told the media that they captured two Kenyan and two Tanzanian nationals along with two Somalis on their way to Al Shabaab-held areas in Jubaland. He added that foreign recruits were holding papers identifying their Al Shabaab-controlled destinations. Kenyan authorities previously cracked down on alleged Al Shabaab indoctrination camps, sending dozens of suspects into custodies. |
| Posted by:Steve White |