... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
bases in Somalia on Sunday were not in retaliation to the killings at the Garissa University College, Kenya Defence Forces front man David Obonyo has said.
Col Obonyo on Tuesday said the two bases had long been identified for attack.
He also denied reports that civilians and livestock were killed during the attack.
Kenyan troops used helicopter gunships to destroy the operational bases which Al-Shabaab fighters use to organise themselves before sneaking into Kenya.
"The Garissa attack was just a coincidence because the bases had been identified earlier. And it is not also true non-combatants were killed in the bombing. Our actions are usually based on credible intelligence which also must go through verification," said Colonel Obonyo.