Al-Shabaab is no more active. And if they are then let us be asured.

Al shabab has caused a lot of damage and loss of life in Somalia and these has affected the lives of many youths. As we know young people are very energetic and are mostly involved in sporting activities. Because of Al shabab this has not been possible because the young people are being abducted and forced to become fighter in the Al shabab. This has killed any enthusiasm by the young people. The terror group has also made the country very unsafe and it is potentially dangerous to hold any sporting activity because of the fear of getting attacked by the insurgents.

the deal is going on good ,thanks to african companition of troops to defeat this enemies of the world.

i like it

DO HAVE OIL WELLS IN SOMALI? SOMALI SHOULD BE THE 9 PROVINCE IF NOT THE 48TH COUNTY OF KENYA. GOOD WORK BOYS.

i LIKE IT

Al-Shabaab should get lost their days are numbered how can they just kill innocent people in church? what wrong did people at Garissa do, in fact they kill their own people too in the name of Jihad ...do they know the meaning of that in their religion. By the way do we have their debts? i wonder God will help Kenyan Troops in this battle I’m sure we are going to win the battle. Amen.

AL-SHABAAB are just wasting time throwing stones whereas they will waste more time collecting them.............hahahahaha! they cannot defeat us man, those kdf and paramilitary soldiers are tough cheers to them all as we wait for the recruitment..................!

I alwys believed and treusted in able and mighty soldiers (KDF). Work well done brothers and sisters & jah bless. Bravoooooooooooooooh

Any Somali or Muslim who supports Al-Shabaab is either blind or simply as sick as those hooligans calling themselves Al-Kabab. We should be very careful in choosing partners. I have personally witnessed their heinous act and know from that experience how sick they are. Anyone who commits a crime against humanity should not be tolerated. This should also serve as a warning to the TFG soldiers and AMISOM forces. They must realize that their biggest task is actually winning the hearts and minds of the public and should therefore treat the ordinary people with kid gloves. Al-Shabaab is loosing its battles because the Somali public are tired of their lies and atrocities, not because they have less firepower. You can never win a war without the support of the public. These ordinary person, whether poor farmers or hungry herdsmen, are the same people who n only give you credible intelligence reports as well as whereabouts of your enemy simply because you can never be everywhere all the time. Let us pray for Somalia because the coming few months are very crucial with the end of the transition period for the TFG and the end of Al-Shabaab dominance. What will happen next will depend a lot with how we handle ourselves today, tomorrow and next month, whether in the battlefield or in the political front.

islam will dominant in the world again

Of course they are defeated but the terror attacks to come will always be TERRIFFIC!!!

Let peace come to Somalia let alone all those comments, who defeated who

It is only the Almighty God who knows about heaven and/or hell. How can a human being promise others that they will go to heaven while he has never gone there himself? my brothers wake up! al-shabaab is a dying horse and are desperate for their own survival. our somali brothers have suffered for a very long time and now they have a chance for a peace in their country. finally, going by what is happening in somalia now, it is clear that african problems need african solutions, military or otherwise.

for the safety of the horn of africa no man should walk out of kisimayu let women and children alone out our navies block the seas they will surely be annihilited

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Al-shabaab terror attacks against Kenya Christian Church is a sign of defeat. why target innocent civilians who are worshipping and praising God? if they are men enough, then they should target the men in uniform who are forcing them to flee major towns under their control. telling the somali people to join jihad against the AMISOM forces is a defeatist move. the commander can not promise heaven. he should be promising hell to his followers

AL-Shabaab has no respect for women and children. I would like to urge my Somali brothers and sisters to be watchful about this dangerous group. Al-Shabaab is not Islamic group and I can in fact term them as non-Muslims.

Al-shabaab should know that they are wasting time and resources because their financial status cannot be compared to the worlds' peace keepers.They should surrender.

Alshabaab will stop this evil spirit the have ...and lov their fellow brothers and sisters so that Kenya can stop wasting resources ....

Let the Al-Shabaab face it rough. They have not yet faced the real KDF. Wait until other boys are added to KDF, they will cry. Bravo para-rangers and all KDF soldiers. Recruit us to do this work.

SOMALIS WHO ARE COMPALINING ABOUT KDF ROUTIG AL SHABAAB FROM SOMALIA ARE. 1. LOOTERS BENEFACTORS OF ANARCHY AND DO NOT WANT PEACE TO PREVAIL. 2. AL SHABAABN SYMPATHISERS WHO ARE HIDING BEHIND ISLAM TO CONTINUE MILKING SOMALIA DRY. ISLAM IS NOT AND HAS NEVER BEEN SYNONIMOUS WITH MURDER AND ANARCHY. THOSE WHO KILL AND MAIN AND LOOT IN THE NAME OF ISLAM ARE INFIDELS.

now Alshabaab is making this fight a religious indiffrence.hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa....is this a case of a drownig man will clutch at a straw

HONGERA KENYA ARMY this is the way we kenyans hahe shown that we like peace .you can only solve a problem through agreement and if that fails you need amediator. if that fails the only way out is to use your physical strength like kenyans have done.

Al shabab on its deathbed

amison-keep up.go for kismayo and the sooner the better.somalia should be stablised.

WELL DONE KDF KUDOS YOU DISERVE NOT JUST A HAND CLAP BUT ALSO LEG CLAP

good work!

The defeat of Al shabaab in Somalia will bring peace in our country Kenya and the whole of East and Central Africa. The Somali people who are residing in Kenyan in the refugee camps will have a chance of going back to their original homes that they left many years ago. They will be able to empower themselves economically. Their children will have a chance of going to school in their home Country. May God make the Al shabaab be defeated miserably

i think islam does not mean war or terror,xstians n islam pray the most high one that is GOD.and him is the only one who can terminate the life of his creation.fight with a bible or qoran not weapon of mass destruction of human soul.kudos KDF N AMISON.We waiting for somali liberation.

You kill and expect to be rewarded with paradise by God??????? Which religion is this. Doesn't make sense.

Recently we saw the Al shabab embrace Al –Qaida, this is a deliberate move by the group because they want to feel connected with a powerful group from the Middle East. The Al shabab formerly pledged their allegiance to the Al Qaeda this can be seen as a desperate move by the al shabab to strengthen them and be able to ask for financial and weaponry help from the seasoned group. The groups have also linked because they share the same ideologies and they fight for the same cause. The Al-shabab is a young group so they need all the help they can get in terms of training and planning. The group may have also embraced their Middle Eastern counterpart to intimidate their enemies. They want to make other countries fear them because they have linked their forces; we see that the al shabab need the al Qaeda because they are weak.

This, am addressing all Somalis'. ..... You have suffered for so long. Unless you decide indecisively this is the turning point, then its business as usual. And not even AMISON can do a thing. No body will choose your fate. its only you who can do it. Please let history be your guide. Have a look at countries like Germany, Italy and Japan... see how they rose from the ashes to once again be world leaders. Somali Clan leaders, you have a chance now, seize the moment. Make it count. In ten years, lets all be talking of a peaceful successful Somalia.

this guy called Murphy,give us a break and i hope you are not a mzungu.The article continues to refer to Amisom success and blacks out KDF.For most mzungus nothing good was supposed to be achieved by the untested KDF.Now they have rehatted strategically in order to lead the assult in kismayu the mzungu wants to see others and not KDF. We must shun leaders imposed on us by the west to perpetuate their dominance on Africans by telling us we are not one people.KUDOS KDF, professional soldiers who finssh their mission with a thanksgiving prayer and lend a helping hand to the needy on their way.God bless you!

only God knows why this has happened Lets pray for peace

looking forward to the day one can visit Somalia and chat with our brothers who will have tasted freedom untold. we shall mingle one with another , do business together and respect each other irrespective of our religious faiths

we are so grateful to TFG forces, Amisom, Ethiopia, and KDF of Kenya as well. Alshabab are irreligious thugs killing innocent people painfully.

let allah avenge for all sins committed by alshabaab in somalia. allah will persue to the last reminant of alshabaab be it a kenyan or somalia. somaliua will enjoy peace just like other developped countries. alshabaab should stop using the name of religion while commiting crime.

Its always said 'If you can't beat them,join Them'

Kenya has problems with itself.lets not blame alshabaab everytime we are not able to gorvern ourselves.

rule by gun die by gun. KDF AND AMISOM i wish you the best to liberate Gods people of Somali.

For me figting for peace make no sense at all is like, killing to preserve life, what i know we are all God's people and we should live in peace and love. It woulds my heart to see my fellow brothers(africans) killing each other for no reason at all. May God grant us wisdom to know good from evil.

alshabab your days are numberd , you have terrorised ,killed ,maimed,for many years , now this is your last nail on your coffin ,go ad hide in the indian ocean

I would like to congratulate Kenya Defense, Transitional Federal Government and AMISOM forces. I would like to urge them to eliminate this terrorist group that brands ‘the youth’ for the Somalis to settle down once again.

all will be well for the people of somalia. its time somali become free and those tryin to spoilt it will face the wrath of the world

my conscience do weep with little bit time I here about this demonic sect.Any force geared toward suppressing there inhuman acts would not doubt be of great relief.Thank GOD some glimmer of hope. "Our God is not a sleeping God." Fire will no doubt burn the wicked men

The shababs will soon be eliminated and the somalis will have a say in the way they are governed. Then the wicked selfish warmongers will have no where and no one to cring to as their deeds will haunt them to their graves.The souls of the innocent people who have died in the hands of these ruthless murderers will cry for the future of the coming generations of the somali people and they will embrace peace and join hands in building one united Somali Republic for advancement of humanity as God prescribes in his holy book.

Let them be defeated as earlier as yesterday.idiots

Lets pray for peace to prevail, there submisson is just a smoke-screen phenomenon,so lets be vigilant!

We are with you in prayers our soldiers,may the LORD protect you as you fight to protect,our country and the people,go deep and smoke the Al-shabab out, bring peace to our people and Somali people as a whole.

THANK GOD AL-SHABAAB HAVE SURRENDERED EARLY PRIOR TO KDF & AMISOM INVADING KISMAYU

Kudos to the Kenyan troops.You are doing a good job. It is very cowardly to attack people in a church in the name of God. Which religion allows one to kill innocent people?

HONGERA [Congratulations] to our welfare fighters in somali and i'm sure that in any extent they will restore order.

the government of kenya should not withdraw because this people are just pretending so that once we admit he defeat they will overturn our gover we shld be very careful .let our soldiers boys remain there to give more security.paul marwa wa University of Nairobi.

Fellow comrades keep up the good work. Kenyans are with you and God is on your side. God must surely watch over your families,as you watch over nations.Kudos.

I think the best way is negotiations and not the power of the gun, because you cannot solve a problem by creating another.

Love the Article, Those are last kicks of a donkey

These pirates act cowardly, why must they not fight their fellow soldiers, but kill inocent Citizens?.They started the asoult themselves hoping they were well trained.I believe they will one day come to their sences and join the government of Somalia in building their country.I believe they are losing

Somali people must accept that religion cannot direct politics because politics must not be dogmatic if it is to save its purpose. Human beings must be directed by worldly laws which by nature are dynamic. Al-Shabaab are dangerous and primitive and they seek to bring perpertual misery to Somali people

I hope that the article is not meant to please kenyans but its the real truth in the field.Good luck kenyan soldiers

AL-SHABAAB SHOULD BE TAUGHT A LESSON!! KUDOS AMISOM AND KDF PARTICULARLY!

Annihilate those bandits, let Somalia be stable for the betterment of humanity, bombing a few grenades will not stop the advancement of those good forces. Peace must be appreciated by all. Amen

It is a sign of cowardliness for Al-shabaab to direct their anger to weak and an armed worshipers.Let them surrender to KDF if at all they want to breath well.

I THINK ACCORDING TO QURAM THE MUSLIMS SAY WHEN ONE COMITS SUICIDE AND KILL INNOCENT PEOPLE ONE GOES STRAIGHT TO HEAVEN AND THATS WHY THE AL-SHABAB DON'T CARE OF THE PEOPLE

Good job KDF

ALLAH will punish all the infidels ie KDF,AMISOM,ETHIOPIANS,TFG forces. AL SHABAB will be the victors and ISLAM will rule again all over the world whether u like or not,

Somali citizens have suffered for long. This al shabab gang has done worse in inflicting injury to already suffering people. Iam happy Somalia will is being liberated from hopeless thugs and Somali people be left alone to build their country and worship in their chosen manner without internal or external impossition. I know too that Almighty God does not need man to fight for him.He is Almighty!!.

Al-Shabaab are just brain washed thugs who are catering for economic interest of their menders without knowing. Lets pitty and beat their brain out. Bravo Kenya, you are doing what we did for Uganda. The spirit of neighbors making sucrifice for the other should be maintained when time comes to evict Rwanda out of Congo.

Peace is a virtue, a heritage that should be adored by all and that is why the TFG in corraboration with amisom should boldly match forward to fight for and to keep PEACE.

Its because of KDF that alshaabab are becoming a thing of the past. The author is fearing to mention this vital force in the fight against the ilegal sect. With no KDF, alshabab will be still alive, free and sound. Kudos to this awesome, disciplined force that has sacrificed alot to save the people of Somalia. To the cowards who are attacking civilians in churches and social places, mark my words, your days are numbered and you will die terribly. Remember when you kill by sword you die by it and thus no other option to that. It will be a brighter day when Somalia will embrace peace and unity, when killings and massacres will be history and when security for each and every person will be assured.

we need peace figthing is not good

let them admit the defeat and stop paying back in the allied countries.Several cases of attack linked to Al-Shabaab have been reported especially in Kenya.

United team,that is OUR Soldiers,Kenya Army, Keep Up the Good Job and the Able God will hand over the remaining areas on your Hands,

no bloodshed ends up invain. those who live by the sword must die with the same. long live amison!

THANK U KDF FOR UR WELL DONE JOB WE PRAYER FOR U.

when iliterate people take over control of any government those are the results suffering. let them go to hell. you can fool people sometimes with mujahetin but you cant fool all the people all the time. somali people WAKE UP, GOD IS LOVE and not a terorist, he knows how to punish without using human being. ask yourself. you pray 5 times a day yet you hate each other i respective of speaking one laguage, if u cant love your neighbour how to you expect Allah to love you. WAKE UP WE ARE IN 21ST CENTUARY. I personaly love you guys. but i hate those who hate in the name of religion.

Bad boys bad boys, what you gonna do, what you gonna do when they come for you!!

I like it, its one way to show to Al-Shabaab that this is just but the end of the road. They should think of plan B which is to surrender after all there was nothing good that come out of their activities apart from making the Somali people suffer for nothing.

pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!kenya Government stop your mission over somalia against Al-shabaab because you come in trouble within your boundary;this will be solved by somalian themselves

It's prove enough that actually the Koreans were wrong, primitive energy is in Somali and a reserve of Al-shabaab. They should be ashamed that the so called 'nywele ngumu' is teaching them to be human.

keep the morale high our joint soldiers so as to fight out this so called alshabaabs...and remember to pray 4 victory at the end of it all...we mind and luv u so much..proudly kenyan all the tym,all the tym,, even at times of Al-shabaab!!

the most foolish thing is never ignorance but trying to use a thing for defense which is religion.Kenya is the messiah God bless Kenya.

It's time the populace rose in revolt against the oppressive murderers that are Al Shabaab. It's time they organised themselves to be part of the final purge. KUDOS Amisom. Together we shall liberate Somali.

Best wishes to our Somali brothers. They never deserved the pinishment Al Shabaab has subjected them to for so long. This will be their final victory & a chance for every Somali national to enjoy development that comes with PEACE.

Let us help the people of somalia by getting rid of Al-shabaab who have cheated the young people that killing inocent citizen anfd making them suffer will please Allah that is untrue.

Goodwork KDF. U v really let down all those doubting thomases.The general public should know that this is not a religeous war..its a war between the civilized tolerant world and the mediaval terrorist locus that if left unchecked may lead to calamity.its high time christians and muslims in kenya and all over the world worked together to beat this order being introduced by the terrorists.

everything that you do shall be judged accordingly the day of judgment is coming kill people as much as you want but remember one day you will pay for it

God has taken us that far in achieving peace and stability.We pray hard that al-shaabab will realise there mistake because obviously GOD will not let them go unpunished from distorting peace in our country.

@al-islam go and read

Why do they have to bomb a church, they should admit that they are cowards.

kudos kdf and ammison and may almighty God grant u more power and wisdom. Amen

To Allah be the glory. Why killing innocent people in churchs & streets? Stand like a man & face the AMISOM

let us support kdf 4 goodwork.check financiers of alshaabab in Eastleigh.

Kenyan troops keep up the spirit and may OUR LORD GOD be with you

what remaining of alshaabab is a folw tha as lost its head and which after some time will be cooked,eaten and forgoten forever

God bless KDF!!!

let us as kenyans to continue pray for our military,GOD HELP BLESS KENYA

NOW THAT THEY'RE LOOSING THE BATTLE THEY WANT TO TURN IT INTO A RELIGIOUS WAR..HAHAHAAA.THESE ARE JUST KICKS OF A DYING DONKEY.GO GO KDF,AMISOM,TURKEY,TFG & ALL OTHER FORCES FIGHTING FOR A PEACEFUL SOMALIA,GOD ALMIGHTY WILL SURELY BLESS THE WORK OF YOUR HANDS YOU GUYS ARE LEGENDS TO US...."KILL 'EM ALL & KEEP MOVING IF YOU DIE TODAY IT'LL BE A HOLIDAY"

i hate when i see people killing each other meanwhile god created us to come and live in this world and every body will die in in diffrent time . how i wish there was no government no police no murder people just wake up go to work eat sleep and enjoy life and wait for death, because at the end of the day every body will die so why killing.? its crazy

Asalam aleikum.AL-SHABAB fighters please fight for the name of ALLAH,also ALLAH will be with them.(ALLAH AKBAR)

God bless our KDF and other AMISOM soldiers as they liberate somalia. pliz take over kismayu b4 the planned August.

kdf is in somalia to protect theLAPSSET CORRIDOR which was bin threaten by alkebab..we will take out their leadership wereva they go..VISION 2030 HURRAy..

The end of As Shabaab isdrawing nearer by the day.

Even if alshabaab tryes to assasinate people, you are now finished. Even Osama died hiding between the legs of a woman, Ohh he was a coward and the way he killed many...........

viva to kenya troops......two thumps up to 12th engineering unit........kill those pathetic cockroches once and for all.......

Our brothers and sisters from Somali we feel for you, there is nothing devastating than bringing up children who do not know there motherland just because of a group that have sworn to disrupt peace in the country of Somalia. We pray that God with His Might power will intervene in this battle and bring victory to the KDF and the other forces to bring sanity in this country again. Hogera! you are almost there. Muhoi Ngai

to all muslims brothers,in my few understanding, aTRUE ISLAM DOES NOT SUPPORT TERROLISM THOSE WHO ARE PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF JIHAD CLAIMING TO BE DEFENDING ISLAM,WHO IS FIGHTING ISLAM?LET THEM KNOW THE MEANING OF ISLAM AND TO THEIR NOTICE ISLAM IS A RELIGION OF PEACE AND NOT TERROLISM,SHINDWE AL-SHABAAB

alshabab aint dat bad croocks,xinceeverything happens 4 a reason ,possibly the Al... have a genuine reason of doin what dey are doin

the sooner they cleared the better for the region

It is a good thing thing indeed Kenya for protecting innocent lives and removing terrorism in the hands of our people. Congratulations Kenya,long live.Needless to say in this civilized generation of now it is awkward to have such terror attacks and it is backwardness and silly.It is a good idea for the Al-Shaabab members to quit this stupidity of theirs and stop disturbing our fellow brothers from Somalia.

Hi Alshabaab cowards.Why on earth do you kill non-combatants? You are so desperate that you want to create the impression of Religious conflict in Kenya. We are too civilized for such ushamba! Kenya is a multi-religious nation and we live in peace and harmony. You will never see anybody confront you on the basis of your religion. You are just a bunch of criminals with no basic education and therefore lack basic common sense. Anyway its good for you if you think God will grant you paradise for killing unarmed women and children in places where he is worshipped. Go for it. Paradise awaits. Hahahahahahahaha!!! Why doesnt your leader go blow himself? Isnt he interested in paradise himself? If dying in the process of killing is so cool according to your crooked belief, why did Osama hide in rocks like a rat for so long? Why was he scampering behind a woman when the Americans came to roost? He should have died smiling with the knowledge that paradise is just but a death away! I believe anyone who kills in the name of religion doesnt know God. God is love. Love is tolerance (subra) and harmony. You are not true Muslims. You are ignorant, conflicted, evil Kaffirs!!! Blow yourselves even more... and while you are at it, please request your leader to blow himself also. Afterall, paradise awaits. Ama? :-)

This is time for community policing and the authorities should answer any distress calls ASP!

yes this crooks in the name of ALLAH are ln difficulty situation,let them be crashed to zero thanks i support the combined forces in Somalia.

to kdf dont cerebrate yet until those agents of death are wrestled down.

AMISOM? NO JUST SAY kdf THEY HAVE DONE US PROUD

I pray for KDF and AU forces in somalia every day coz Somalia must have peace for Kenya to have complete peace.God bless you.

OUR SOVEREIGNITY TO BE GUARDED AT ALL TIMES...GO.... KDF.... GO VERY PROUND TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH YOU...MAY THE ALMIGHTY SEE YOU THROUGH YOUR MISSION...JOB WELL DONE...KUDOS

AL SHABAAB STILL LOOKING FOR SOFT SPOTS TO STRIKE WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPENS TO KENYA. ACCEPTANCE OF DEFEAT COULD JUST SEE PRESSURE EASED AND THEN THEY SRIKE AGAIN.

wish KDF AND AMISOM victory.your seccess our pride.good job well done.

Am longing to see nor hear of Al shabaab.

Al-Shabab, Alqaeda and any other terrorist group should be crashed into fine particles coz they live an inhuman life.

al-shabaab hahahahhahah you guys are just lunatics you seriously want to destroy our country.....when we decide to get back at you.....YOU WILL BE FORCED TO STOP

alshabaabs and any other militia groups in the world should not think that they are the only human beings living in this world , they should understand that no one can own the world alone and we need co existence and positive living together for a wordeful living in a pieceful world

I hate it when people use religion as a cover up for their cowardise acts.How many KDF troops are muslims?How can they think KDF is going there to spread christianity?This is not a religious war and if you AL-SHAABAB were real muslims,you wouldnt do what you are doing,killing innocently,kidnapping and commiting suicides.There is nowhere in the Holy Quran where it says kill innocent people,suicide is Haram.Allah does not advocate for those evil acts and mentality the al-shaabab indulge in.This is not a religious war aka JIHAD.Go find out the meaning of Jihad,there is nowhere where it says its killing,Jihad is war against your own ego/soul/nafsi and not inflicting war on the other.Allah bless Somalia,Allah bless KDF and the AMISOM.

AL-Islam-I like your comment. especially this part "This is not a religious war and if you AL-SHAABAB were real muslims,you wouldnt do what you are doing,killing innocently,kidnapping and committing suicides...........This is not a religious war aka JIHAD.Go find out the meaning of Jihad,there is nowhere where it says its killing,Jihad is war against your own ego/soul/nafsi and not inflicting war on the other". all the the unlawful groups who are killing innocent people day in dayout in the name of JIHAD r tarnishing the good Muslim believes. Many people may b believe that its a religious war which is not. i think its high time for the Muslim leaders to come-out strong against this groups by explaining to the public the meaning of such words like JIHAD through newspapers and other social media like facebook Twitter etc. am 110% sure that the leaders of this groups dont know much about the Koran, they only pick those words frm Koran which suits their purpose. am not a muslim but i dont like the way other denominations r made to believe that Muslim r aganist them. (as if being a muslim is being brutal)

well said and put Nchemuya, God Bless KDF and the somali people as they elect their new government.

alshabaab, run for your dear life and don't look behind. run to the nearest prison and present yourself there. this is the only way you can save your skin for a few more days, otherwise the mother of all operations is in the offing and i don,t see you surviving.

I think there must come a time when humanity is valued today when Al-Shabaab is struggling others will not resort to committing inhumane acts like they do

May God protect the KDF. They are doimng a good job.

The people of Kenya, and the Christians in particular, have nothing to gain from a military offensive on Somali soil to spread Christianity as the Al Shabaab allege. We Kenyans do not like war. It is counter-productive overall and in many respects - just plain stupid. Our grandfathers fought the British during the latter's occupation of Kenya. It is from what they experienced that they taught our parents that war should be avoided at all costs unless it is really necessary. It is what our parents have taught us. Therefore, the allegations that Kenya invaded Somalia to spread Christianity are asinine and malicious. In general, Christians in the modern day do not attack whole territories to spread religion. Kenya does not desire to infringe on the dignity, pride and religion of the Somali people. We however insist that Somalia gets its governance right so that it can effectively handle extremist elements within its borders after AMISOM winds up operations. We Kenyans do not want again to bear the brunt of a restive Somalia, with its fights spilling over into our country. We value peace, harmony and unity. It is when elements - within and out of our borders - threaten this that we are willing to flood our soil with our blood to defend our country. Kenya is not the U.S.A. It is a great honour to die for our country. On the other hand, we do not follow due process with cowards who go about spreading anarchy. We'll just behead them instead, and let hyenas and vultures feast.

Being a terrorist is a waste of time and brains tell al-shbaab nowadays wars are stupidity they should focus on living on this planet to enjoy life since no one Knows if there is life after death because it has never been proven yet and so whoever cares about good life after death is a fool. Killing of innocent people should be punished by Massacre pf the perpetrators. Kudos goes to KDF and now I can be proud to be a Kenyan. To those KDF Soldiers Who have died for their country they should remember that they are more appreciated back home by embrancing their deaths like real soldiers than the cowards who beg for more life on this planet when their time to die has arrived. KENYA HOYEH!

About 99% of those who comment above are christians mmmmmmmh i wish smthng is going wrong there are some truth with al shabaab i must find out ALLAH raise them

Hi Kenyan team, bring Goliath down in the name of the Lord. We are praying fervently for you and God will give you VICTOR!!!!

keep on doing the good,alshaabab and all the good for nothing military groups should be deafeted,and all of us should pray for peace to the somali people

This good music to the ear. Thanks God this mercyless human beings are crumbling. Am happy that at last God fearing Moslems are liberating their own country. We pray to God the close all the escape routes for those brutal leaders of movement

like it.

is the physical war the last option? wot if we try diplomacy? most of our actions are propelled by our low levels of literacy maybe we should extend our education in somalia. education is the background of our human rights awereness. if we get to know the relevance of human dignity, no one would attempt to disrupt order in the international system. resourse scarsity and poverty should not be the reason for conflict and loss of lives of innocent people. every individual has a right to life. lets resolve our conflicts diplomatically and avoid blood shed in the name of our frontiers.

Al-shabaab should learn from the bitter experience they have put the Somalis. There days are numbered and i wish it comes to an end soon.

allah hu akbarr!!! [God is great!!!]

Thanks to the Kenya Defence force ,TFG AND AMISON FOR RESCUE THE SOMALIANS UNDER THE AL - SHABAAB MILITIANS MAY THE LORD BLESSED YOUR GOOD WORK

its good to know that though we have lost our brothers and sisters its for a good couse,have faith coz victory is coming.

go KDF.show the world wat u r capable of.....so proud of u.

They never thought that KDF had it in them since Kenya had never gone 2 war but this is 2 show KDF's might,let shabab know we r willing 2 pay à price 2 protect our sovernity n will not cower us by deserate moves like tha recent attacks,we believe just like tha KDF is dealing with this terrorists we shall get down 2this matter.kudos KDF.

May god be with these animals.Why do they fight a losing battle??KDF are like supermen

I HEAR BY ACKNOWLEDGE THE EFFORT THAT KDF HAS MADE,MAY THEIR EFFORTS BORE FRUITS.

may our good Lord in heaven give victory to KDF

the people of somalia have suffered for quite a long time.AMISON and the SOMALI NATIONAL ARMY should flush these thugs out of kismayu.and GOD willing victory is just around the conner .killing people in the name of God is wrong.it makes me sick to see women and children suffering on a daily basis.

May all Glory & honour be to GOD who us given u this victory blessed be his name. congrats 2 KDF,TFG, and amisson. Infact we need a peaceful world and we need 2 live as sisters & brothers because we all belong to one God.

kudos KDF, Work well done. Proud of you.

I respect the people of Somali who see the need to embrace peace and not believe in propaganda. God bless Somali.

Al Shabaab is a group of terrorists sent to terrorize the Somalia public. They are being sent by Al Qaeda. The almighty God is all seeing in that they are mistakenly hiding behind His religion. I hope Somalia will one day reclaim its position in Africa and we of Somaliland all pray to the almighty God to see that day. I also warn Al Shabaab who have terrorized us for long to beware for we cannot take that anymore.

GOD SAYS DO NOT KILL IN HIS COMMANDMENT NOT THE ISLAMS NOR CHRISTIAN HE MENT EVERYBODY THEN WHY SHOULD SOMEELSE TAKE SOMEONES LIFE THAT IS EVIL.

May God help all those who are working hard to libarate Somalia.May the peaple of Somalia enjoy there peace.

American solders were defeated But KDF through GOD make it GOD BLESS KENYA

I hate it when people use religion as a cover up for their cowardise acts.How many KDF troops are muslims?How can they think KDF is going there to spread christianity?This is not a religious war and if you AL-SHAABAB were real muslims,you wouldnt do what you are doing,killing innocently,kidnapping and commiting suicides.There is nowhere in the Holy Quran where it says kill innocent people,suicide is Haram.Allah does not advocate for those evil acts and mentality the al-shaabab indulge in.This is not a religious war aka JIHAD.Go find out the meaning of Jihad,there is nowhere where it says its killing,Jihad is war against your own ego/soul/nafsi and not inflicting war on the other.Allah bless Somalia,Allah bless KDF and the AMISOM.

Bravo Brave Kenya Defence Forces,the SNA and the AMMISON..Your Determination and hardwork''' through the prayers we have seen the Victory! Thank God for providing security and peace in our nation Kenya'.We wish Somalia to be a GREAT,peaceful COUNTRY''..Oh God Help.

The Amisom need to work hard to esure that Alshabab and his troop are down.iwould like to thank kenyan troops for the good job that they are doing in Somalia.God bless you all.

If Only the world was safe, but sometimes it forces mind of such as KDF to act, as I plause victory against Alshabab, I want to urge Muslim not to use lies to send their beautiful young ones to wars, only to be killed while their lives are still fragile, those usging such kids should come out, either do the talk or themselves face the power of bullets, why the hide if you are real?

For the first time the world has realised that African military is the best in the world. The whole world had given up on Somalia until Kenya's KDF forces decided enough was enough and as nationlastic soldiers, decided to bring peace to its desperate neighbour. Kudos KDF forces. Americans with their drone misiles ran away and left Somalia with their tails curled, the whole of Eurupean forces dreaded Somalia. Others came and left, but KDF has done what was just about a year ago was thought unthinkable. Critics thought Kenya was carzy but we have proven tothe world that we are the best force in the world and we fear no one. No one should therefore try playing around with our territorial boundaries anymore. We shall hit them hard!!! When KDF forces entered Somalia, I almost enlisted in the army just to liberate the long suffering peoples of Somalia. KUDOS KDF, KUDOS KENYA, GOD BLESS KDF, GOD BLESS KENYA

good luck AMISON.we pray for peace for our neibors and brothers of Somalia.

God Bless KDF, God bles the families, the people of Kenya for their continued support they haver accorded KDF since our soldiers bravely crossed the boarders in hot pursuit of the criminal gangs called Al-shabbab. This thugs have robbed the peace loving people of Somalia their peace for so many years. Imagine Somali citizens languishing in brutality of Al - shabbab for al those years. Their devil is now completely defeated and time has come for them to face justice from God. Gos case has no appeal. They have have to go failure to that destroyed by KDF. KDF have proven to the whole world that they are not caeer soldiers but very lathal if provoked. If you want to know better ask al-shabbab and their allies

You who are looking for glory from infidels. Do you want them to praise you because you are writing things that betray Islam in order to gain praise? All glory belongs to Allah and he will humiliate hypocrites and infidels and will gather them all in hell. You are uniting with Satanic media of infidels from the West to spread false propaganda so that you legalize the killing of Muslims. Allah will humiliate you on earth and in hell.

hooyee, the victory is in your hands, press on men!

l shabaab you have no place in Somalia. Even if you go in the thick forest, you will be wiped out. The KDF are comiming so take heed and surrender.

laila hailla llah AL SHABAB Allah will protect you and inshallah you will be granted paradise inshallah AMERICA you are terorist in a skin of help

our kenya troops r the best in the whole world & i have deep faith they bring victory .

All our KDF is getting on is brilliant to not only Kenyans but also others.May God grant them power for this

To Somali people, support the efforts of your forces and allies to liberate your country. Lets build a safe, peaceful, prosperous and developing region within East and horn of Africa. You are a hardworking country, we have you in the region and we know how much you are to the region. We are a laughing stock in this region. You are part of the wider region, we have many activities together - remember East and Central Africa football competitions and many other joint activities - you are no longer there - we need you gentlemen and ladies. God bless you all.

GOOD LUCK SOJIAS YOU HAVE DONE KENYAN GOVERNMENT PROUD MAY THE ALMIGHT GOD REWARDS YOU ABUNDLY. KENYA OOYEE!!!!!!! KENYA YAAA!!!!!!!!.

While peace must be the guiding tenet in our hearts, a time comes when eye poking, malice, spite, greed, stupidity, mischief, cowardly murders, looting madness, devilish illusions by undefined gangs like the al-shabaab must be stopped to bring civility, order and national sobriety. Only then, a nation will achieve real economic, political and social growth. Why could a few illiterate warlords who have been left for so long to dilapidate life, disorganise social systems, kill their motherland's economy and even extend the same thuggery to a dear neighbor? .. a neghbor that has harbored somali families living among the other peace loving brothers and sisters and treating them like their own. What a shame that a neighbor can turn against the owner of a house that also feeds the neighbor's children? Al-shabaab should not have even imagined of hurting Kenya! It is true that a few casualties have been suffered by the KDF but one real thing is true, That KDF shall not relent until these thugs who know no parent, brother, sister, relative or neighbor are downed flat and erased from any book of history. The intelligent war demostrated by the KDF is quite remarkable because they have gone for the thugs and not for the frustrated civilians. From Africa, they have shown the world how modern wars can be fought through civilian engangement, empathy, winning the victims and intelligently offering brotherly treatment to the culprits. It isn't Swatzenenger or Rambo fictions that count but

WAAH its a powerful country kenya....i love my country kenya...

Al-Shabaab,was not fighting for the good of Somali people.They better give up.Thanks to the KDF and Amison.But kenya should be very vigilant,if in case this will be just a tact.

just when will kismayu be taken?it has taken months,bring on the US Navy seals!

MY PRAYER IS FOR A PEACFULL SOMALI WHARE CHILDREAN WALK DOWN THE STREATS WITHOUT FEAR F THE THORN alshabaab TO ALL THE EASTAFRICAN MEN AND WEMEN WHO ARE FIHTING TO DELABARATE SOMALIA 'HONGERA NA HEKO' ONLY GOD CAN REPAY YOU FOR THE GOOD YOU HAV DONE LONG LIVE KDF AND AMISON FORCES AND THE INTERIM GOVT OF SOMALIA

sure enough! our parents, brothers, sisters, our childrens too have suffered enough at the ruthless hand of criminals, serial killer, blanded as alshabbab, they claim to be islam BUT does islam advocate killings of innocent peoples???? GOD is GREAT what i know is that islam is the religion of peace&love and it does advocate less than peace, love, unity, SPECIAL THANKS TO THE PRESIDENT OF KENYA FOR LIBERATING THE PEOPLE OF SOMALIA FROM THIS DRAGON alshabbabbbbb .BRAVO KIBAKI! ALLAH BLESS YOU &YOUR PEOPLE.

good luck KDF..may God grant protection unto you

kudos KDF (our sodiers doesn"t war we know war let Americans know)it was a laughing matter when then Oguna said we will bom all gathering of donkeys

KDF solja on... never mind the critics.remember once a soldier, forever one. victory upon you

To hell with a group that was not even supposed to be there.

God Bless KDF and Kenya Govt for the way they have been handling the situation in Somalia that has been a problem to the entire EA and Africa. Condolence to the families of the brave soldiers who lost their lives while undertaking the duty to serve their beloved nation. and not to forget the people of Somali and the TFG who positively cooperated with KDF for the sake of a finding lasting solution to Somalia. The people of this country have suffered enough, especially the women and children and we cant wait to see them live in peace. Kudos to KDF and TFG!!!! and to God be the Glory for this victory is his victory.

CONGRATULATIONS KDF IT IS DUE TO THE GOOD FOUNDATION THAT YOU LAID! GOD BLESS

This is good news to the region and international community as a whole.Al-shabaab is a criminal gang.Their activities have been capital and their punishment should be capital, if and when found.

work well done

Al-Shabaab had brought instability and shown imaturity in their leadership. The World should not be controlled by a group of religious zealots. We love God and love Somalia to enjoy their peace. This people have denied the Somalis the peace they need. Let them be defeated so that Somalia can once again enjoy their peace. We love Somalia and want them to coexist peacefully with their neighbours. Somali is a beautiful Country that have very brave and beautiful people, this zealots are giving a bad image of the country.

they have to take their hands uo wether they like or not

a political/musician named Munishi prophesises doom to the kenyan military by saying that Alshabaab is like a born that the hyenas cant crush now am longing to c his doomsman prophecy now.

This is a very objective and loaded article.There is no place in the modern world of religious fanaticism-By the way Islam is a peaceful religion-the likes of Alshabaab and Alqaeda have created a wrong impression on the otherwise peaceful group of harmless and peace loving somali tribes. In your view of paradise-they will meet the author of evil the devil nd their reward is eternal fire in hell-forming part of the fire wood!!!

Al'hamdu'Lilah ! Al shabab very much try justifying to be fighting in the name of Islam, Islam does not allow hijacking of other peoples property, Islam does not allow killing of innocent people, Al shabab bombed a graduation of University where graduant doctors died! what Islam was that ? Surely Allah is the judge of all actions, whatever Al shabab did to the Somali people is evident against teachings of islam. The blocked medical & humanitarian aid to Somali people which they organisation could not provide, children died of hunger & deceases. That is not Islamic teachings !

hahahaha

alshabab is the enemy of somali people,they misuse religion to lure in innocent youths to their course,i hope every somali will realize that the future of their mother land is in their hand,finally alshabab will go but will peace prevail,they need peace to build one united country under islamic rule...

Honestly the serenity of human dignity has been in despair for so long due to the al-shabaab militia leaders and youths because one cannot protect the religion by inhumanly killing fellow religiuos members i wonder what religion they protect we need to be on drwawing board to define fighting for religion.this is a clear sign of defeat to al-shabaab.

The professional Kenyan army at work. I really like the way they go about it. God bless them.

God bless our sons in KDF for the wonderful work.We pray the Somali people find peace.

great article mashallah;;;;may ALLAH bring peace 2 somalia.lets us thank TURKEY,KENYA,UGANDA,RWANDA,,AND OTHA AMISOMS.MAY ALLAH BLESS THEM ALL.we knw KDF are fighting wth minimal casualties 2 civilians unlike U.S.A BLACK HAWK DOWN,ETIOPIAN TPLF FORCES KNOWN 4 CIVIL WARS WITH SOMALI OGADEN PART OF ETHIOPIA.I EXPECT DE WORLD 2 LIBERATE SOMALIA,THEN FREE OGADENIYA 4RM DICTATOR MILES ZINAWI.ETHIOPIA WANT 2 FRUSTRATE PEACE IN SOMALIA 4 THEIR SELFISH INTERESTS.KUDOS TURKEY,KDF,AMISOM

our soldiers know well their job kudos to them may God protect you guys

This message is a sign of al shabaab weakness, they lose almost their strongholds in somalia. They had been terrifying the people for many years. We appreciate the TFG and Amisom.

Good work KDF for the good job well done.continue working and be vigilant.they might be planning something silly but we are confident you will dismantle them bad.

i hopp we ar ok now,txz God 4 all

A insecurity anywhere is a threat to security everywhere,a time has come the whole world to come for the support of KDF,TFG and AMISON. . .

this is all to evil around horn of africa,peace,peace,peace is aalll what we want in africa.great job for KDF

this shows how west has brought morality against da fighters but 4 sure god shall prove whose da winner n which is da true religion............................

Somalia, like any state needs a functional goverment, firm security and stable economic structure,they dont deserve hunger and deaths in the hands of terrorist. Kuddos KDF & AMISON

forefathers fought for independence Philipson who is your fore father. why dont you talk of God's peacefull kenya? what about whose fore fathers never fought for independence? so you mean they should not be left alone? U idiot.

ANY ONE CALLING FOR JIHAD ONLY AIMS AT SACRIFICING THE SOMALI CHILDREN AND OUR YOUNG MEN FOR THEIR EVIL SELFISH GAINS. A PEACEFUL SOMALI IS BENEFICIAL TO THE WHOLE WORLD, KENYA, THE SOMALI PEOPLE AND ABOVE ALL TO OUR GOD. LONG LIVE THE HARD WORKING SOMALIS. MAY PEACE AND PROSPERITY BE YOURS FOREVER. DEATH TO ALSHABAAB, AND ALQAIDA, THE ENEMIES OF SOMALIA. SOMALI PEOPLE WAKE UP AND STAND FOR PEACE AND PROSPERITY. THOSE WHO ENLIST YOU TO WAR AGAINST EACH OTHER IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, OUR GOD DO SO FOR THEIR OWN GAIN BY THE BLOOD OF SOMALI CHILDREN WHO SHOULD BE GOING TO SCHOOL. KENYA ARMY AND THE REST, KEEP THE PRESSURE UP AND ELIMINATE THE ENEMY OF THE SOMALI PEOPLE. SERVICE TO MAN IS SERVICE TO GOD.

I just want to see a functing people in Somalia, I want to see Somalis go to school and compete with rest of world. I want to see a somali where life is respected more than anything, whoever owns it whether muslim or non muslim- the person(read Gd) who breathed life in us was not a fool to put it in us and you have no right to take it away on the grounds you are helping GD(sic)-Fear Gd and what he can do to you not what you can do for him, Gd is perfectly cpableof defending himself!. I want to see a somalia where women live happilyand enjoy their rights,can sing and dance at weddings of adults not child marriages! I want to see a Somalia where neighours can visit be welcomed and leave without being harmed. Like we have done for them in Kenya for years.Praying for Somalia to my ABLE Gd is my project.

when war ends we will be the happiest people in kenya our parents will be back home and somali land will be free at last

May God's strength prevail upon the hands of the Somali army and AMISOM.A peaceful somalia is our prayer.

kdf you are doing a great .keep it up .

Nobody in his right senses advances a religious agenda through fear,terror,inhuman treatment of its subjects,indecency among other acts that are ungodly if at all there is a reliable God in their so called religion.

WE HAVE KNOWN WAR TO MEAN-SHOT ANYTHING THAT MOVES,SITS,AND THE AMERICANS,ETHIOPIANS,BRITS,FRENCH HAVE ALL SHOWN THAT IS WAR.But a 22nd century war ought to be what KDF is doing,the hard part..shooting anything moving is easy but what of your humanity?I hope the somali people will rise and rebuilt there country and remember kenya in time of their expected properity.

these are signs of the end and so we should be very carefull when we see things like these and always pray to Almighty God to take care of us.

It is a real shame if this is what they call Holly Jihad. Killing innocent brothers and sisters, it is horrable look at the dying children in the refugee camps. May God show his people the way.

Congrats KDF for Somalia to get peace

Kudos to KDF, we are always praying for guys,keep the spirit we salute u. Finish the job n come back home.

we are tired of this al shabaab. God save kenya.

It is queity clear what happen in somalia is jihad, in islamic history this war has no end............and finally KANYA AND HER ALLIES will be defeated inshallah.

that great for its bad for a group of people to supress others in the name of defending their rights and after all who violated them in the first place

So Al-Shabaab can also admit defeat......? You know somehow I thought they would finish us all. Kenya and this army of ours we are extremely good. And we do not even boast imagine . I’M PROUD TO BE A KENYAN.

I knew Kenya was outstanding. bravo our army

Somalia is a rich country with hard working people, astitute business men and women. Peace in Somalia will spur investment and business opportunities for East Africa and other countries of the world. Al- shabab should realize that the people of Somalia are fatigued by their selfishness

Al-shabaab killed about 500 AMISOM troops from Uganda Burundi and Ethiopia then paraded their bodies in a de-huminizing way and crucified the Bible. Then God decided to avenge for the blood of our fallen comrades and innocent Somalis by sending KDF. From all frontiers (the air land and sea), and they have done the world proud by pounding shabaab. God has faought for them and He will never leave them. Kismayo will fall soon if we back these men of valor with deep prayers.

why does the spokesman tell the fighters that they will be rewarded in paradise if they die in the battle field. After you die what is that you stand to gain when magots are your matress and blanket!

may GOD grant somalia the peace they so much long for

AlShabaab R.I.P

God bless KDF. You are Hero to many. Thank you for liberating our brothers and sisters in Somali land. Soldiers you are Moses of today

Al- shabaab should conceed defeat, and negoniate for peace and perharps inclusion in the transition government and conduct election 5years there after.An eye an eye leaves all blind,A leg for a leg ewill leave us all Physically impaired. Al-Shabaab.......Peace...Peace.....

The high commissioner for Human Rights and executive director (Africa Regional affairs) for International commission for Human Rights & Democracy (ICHRD) Website [...] calls for global Governments consorted efforts together with Africa union Government forces in Somalia to lay military intelligence strategic plans which can eradicate all the Al - Shabaab armed remaining Militia groupings in Somalia and collect their military equipments, arrest armed militia who survives Africa Union weapons for prosecution for murder ,extortion's and for being members of Armed militia group which has been committing crimes against humanity.The ICHRD Human Rights Commission calls upon the Al- Shabaab leader AHMED ABDI also known as Mukhtar Abual-Zubair and Godanes l to surrender voluntary now to the Africa Union Forces and stop misleading themselves on jihad for Jihad is only applied and used when a muslim is prosecuted about Muslim faith alone as supported by the holy Koran and muslin faith founder prophet Mohamed.The Al-Shabaab activities have been Terrorist,un -Godly,Crimes of high magnitude extending to murder,Extortions, Abuse of Somali Communities Rights and Crimes against Humanity, Abducting children to train them to fight as slaves of war,Child soldiers,military slave porters and slaves of war for other Adults captured to fight Un-willingly.All Somali tribes have known their rights and will not join Al-Shabaab unlawfull grouping under Al-Shabaab mujahedeen group

we are moving with speed to stop sufferng of somali people in hands of thieves {shabab]OUR AIM to arest there leaders and lock them in our prisons so that our brothers n sisters stop suferring once n 4 all

Al-Shabaab must be destroyed because of the suffering they are causing Somali citizens, innocent people including women and children – they must be cut down. I do not want to believe that killing innocent people is Islamic don’t we live among good and God-fearing Muslims? Truly these are the last days when the love of many has grown cold.

God bless our KDF and its allies!! Long live peace

Great newz. My prayers to all the solders in Somalia. Down with the forces of evil.

Good luck to Somalia. Peace is realy needed very desparately.

GOD IS THE ONLY ONE GOD AND HIM ONLY WE MUST FEAR AND RESPECT ALL THAT HE CREATED.HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO GIVES AND TAKES AWAY OUR LIVES. YOU AL-SHABAAB DO NOT BE DECEIVED THAT YOU WILL GET VIRGINS IN HEAVEN, BUT YOU ARE JUST CARRYING WORM FEED

we want to enjoy peace in our own land Kenya that our forefathers fought for independence alshaabab leave us alone

Let AL Shabaa be defeated, its good for the Somali people. Let the Somali people not suffer from hooliganism

The article is great. The AMISOM should follow the al-Shabaab to their last hideout.The world has suffered greatly and we have no mercy on them whatsoever. Cheers to the galant fighters of AMISOM.

Murphy for your ionformation the Kenyan forces are closer to Kismayu than any other forces in Somalia, the fact that Kenya does not fight its neighbours its because of the IGAD treaty not to send Soldiers to countries you are Bordering, Uganda does not border Somalia, Ethiopia have their issues with Eritrea that spills to Somalia but Kenya we had none and they are not at war with Somalia they simply invoke article 51 on Un Security allowing them to pursue the militants to their hiding and as thus Somalia is now peacefull all the areas they have taken over. You should learn to accept reality that the dynamics of war is not to be killed but winning with as little or no casualties at all.

A stable Somalia will be peace for Kenya, there will be no small arms traffiking which ends in the hands of criminals who execute hard working Kenyans.

wish KDF AND AMISOM victory.your seccess our pride.good job well done.

it sounds real and it better be and we are hoping so much that the Alshabaab menace has nothing to do with the Mishimoni grenade attack.

Bravo KDF,TFG and AMISON for the wonderful job. Remember the fighting motto '' forward ever backward never. fight and crash them until the last minute.The whole world and more especially the innocent citizens of Somali who are currently suffering will be happy to see somali liberated from the hands of merciless terror gang, the ALSHABAABS.

It’s sweet melody. Finally Al-Shabaab is perilously close to losing. Never again will they perceive Kenya as a sitting duck 'let them be defeated and their bodies go limp all over'

politics and power is what leaders are up to at the moment......the war must stop!!!!!

as strong muslim i believe killing innocent people in the name of jihad is absolutely wrong, in fact all or most of Somali people are muslim and they are fighting each other, then is this what they call jihad? shame on them

Kudos to the kenyan army uv made us proud

leaders should always try to pacify all conflicts wheather low or high coz in the end you can see what has become of our nighbor due to a small disagrement ,there should some kind of dialogic listening to both sides for the common benefit to all protagonists and especially to those who are weak and defenceless ,the whole belongs to those who are powerful and those who are powerless coz for one people to me are power and those who assume the instruments of it must always safegaurd the people rather than ochestrating violence ,peaceful environment creates wealth to the citizens and also their health is good hence a robust economy .it is saddening to see almost all african states are being militarised by those who value power more than the well being of their subjects.

kudos kdf, let the final al shabab stronghold fall-the port of kismayo, our boys needd to come back home

alshabaab may be employing a tactic. we should be more watchfula.

BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST CRUCIFIED FOR THE PASSION HE HAS FOR US HAS SMOTHERED,COVERED SOMALIA AND HAS PUT STRONG FIGHTING POWER AND COURAGE TO ALLIED FORCES TO LIBERATE SOMALI PEOPLE FROM CLAWS OF THE DEVIL CALLED AL-SHABAAB AND OUR HOLY MOTHER OF TRIUMPH VIRGIN MARY IS ACTIVELY BRINGING PEACE BY REDEEMING AND UNITING FAMILIES...MAY GOD ALMIGHTY COMPLETE THE WORK HE HAS STARTED. JESUS AND MARY MERCY WE HOPE IN YOU REDEEM SOULS, REDEEM CONCECRATED. AMEAN AMEAN AMEAN

While peace must be the guiding tenet in our hearts, a time comes when eye poking, malice, spite, greed, stupidity, mischief, cowardly murders, looting madness, devilish illusions by undefined gangs like the alshabaab must be stopped to bring civility, order and national sobriety. Only then, a nation will achieve real economic, political and social growth. Why could a few illiterate warlords have been left for so long to dilapidate life, disorganise social systems, kill their motherland's economy and even extend the same thuggery to a dear neighbor? .. a neghbor that has harbored somali families living among the other peace loving brothers and sisters and treating them like their own. What a shame that a neighbor can turn against the owner of a house that also feeds the neighbor's children? Alshabaab should not have even imagined of hurting Kenya! It is true that a few casualties have been suffered by the KDF but one real thing is true,, That KDF shall not relent until these thugs who know no parent, brother, sister, relative or a neighbor are downed flat and erased from any book of history. The intelligent war demostrated by the KDF is quite remarkable because they have gone for the thugs and not for the frustrated civilians. From Africa, they have shown the world how modern wars can be fought through civilian engangement, empathy, winning the victims and intelligently offering brotherly treatment to the culprits. It isn't Swatzenenger or Rambo fictions that count but wits!

Let Al-Shaaab go to hell. The good religion of our Muslim brothers and sisters has been tarnished by these killers marauding as ambassadors of Islam. For sure they will perish.

were it that its our army who made the effort to start libarating somalians from hell in there own land other african countries would have not joined otherwise our solders keep on OUR GOD is with you amen.

We want a peaceful Somalia and Africa

kenyan soildiers you are doing great

It is not time to chest thump and take all the credit.Uganda,Ethiopia,kenya,Turkey and Burundi have contributed to the Gains in Somalia so far and no single country can claim all the credit

Please continue to pray 4 the nation as it being born again

Fine peace will finally come to our brothers by means of Fire. I wish it came in a Heavenly manner,it would last forever.How is someone out there preparing for a lasting peaceful stability for Somalia ? And by the way, where are these defeated guys running to ? is it in Kenya or in Dadaab as refugees ? How safe are our boundaries today ? Where do they take their Fire arms ? Do they take Peace to where they go ? We hope all will be well. God bless Kenya God bless Somali.

Bravo our Kenya troops Bravo........

AMISON forces has been in Somalia for long enough with no major gains. The reality is that KDF took Al-Shabaab head on and weakened their operations in Southern Somalia. The intergration of KDF forces into AMISON was a great boost fo AMISON forces who for a long time were busy fighting the Militia in Mogadishu leave alone the Southern strategic towns of Al-Shabaab. Let us give credit where it deserves and encaurage both KDF and AMISON forces to wipe out these thugs completely. Somalis need peace and development......Kudos to KDF and AMISON

@ Murphy you're talking complete nonsense and you know it

we need peace in horn of africa nothing better than peace ... somalis need peace more than any one else in this world ,,, please give the peace a chance another somalia is vey very possible

Murphy, i am saddenned by your comments. When you talk of the Kenya Army being JUST 60 kms inside Somalia........Understand this; this war is about bringing the rule of law and sanity to that country. I do not know where you come from,BUT ONE THING IS CLEAR.We will never make the mistake the U.S.military made when they entered Somalia.Read and understand your history well. Back to the Kenyan Military; if you have been observant enough, the Kenya Military is NOT racing to occupy Somalia;it its primary objective; capture a few hundred kilometers-put in place proper administrative structures; Chiefs,D Cs,policemen on the ground etc.... The Kenyan Military WILL NEVER make the mistake made by the U.S.Military.

murphy i don't what part of the world you are but nchemuye has stated a fact that the so called super powers will find it hard to swallow. kenya's action was a retaliatory to a small brother's 'misbehavior'. when your young brother breaks the screen of your laptop you don't go overboard and incacerate him. you failed to capture nchemuye's words:..has been able to counter a terrorist group with the meticulous planning, intelligence.... my take in (his/her) words is that unlike other powers whose intention to wipe out such insurgent groups, kenya believes in respect to life, whether one is a criminal or other. in executing collateral attack, many innocent people die and get maimed- KDF & TFG wouldn't want such a scenario- that's why the progress seems slow. IT IS A CALCULATED AND INTELLIGENTLY EXECUTION WITH A HUMAN FACE.

Dear Nchemuya, you do not know what you are saying about the whole thing. This is not about who defeats alshabab vs Kenyan army. Too many people have sacrificed so much before November 2011,especially the Somali people themselves. I wish you were in Somalia before(as an individual) then. The army knows better of course and thats why they dont talk much.

Keep it up KDF, you are doing humanity great honor, what you are doing is noble and a act which will go down in the annals of history. we are very proud of you and pray for you and your families every day

AL-SHABAAB SHOULD DEFEND THEIR RIGHT, THEY SHOULD NOT BE OPPRESSED, SOMALIA IS THEIR COUNTRY IT’S THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHOOSE A GOVERNMENT THAT THEY LIKE

Well said nchemuya, the KDF has been able to live with such baseless comments upto even from a regional head of state and extensively from part of own population. Am proud of what they are doing in Somalia. It is high time even kenyan own population appreciated that the absence of war in the country and the peace they enjoyed all this while was as a result of the deterrance achieved by the KDF. Am proud.

Alshaabab should also learn that despite religious differences we all belong to ONE GOD our creator who does not like killings the way they do and change from their way of behaviour knowing thatthey will answer for their deeds

for me as a young kenyan somali boy am realy thankfull to kenyan people and govornment bocouse they gave me knowledge and peace that my country failed to give me they respected my right. I think kenya has her right to defend her people and her economey and our religon does not allowe anyone to disturb his or her neibours kenya is our neibour country and we wronged her by kidnaping her tourist and no one will accept that so in return they acted by going to somalia and am realy happy for that step becouse Alsabaab are not only kenyan enemy but also they are the somali enemies and i wish and pray kenya armies to eliminate them from our country so that we live peace and hormony in our country and with our neibours

This gang has made many innocent lives suffer.Let it be wiped from the face of other and any other group of similar nature should follow suit.peace should prevail in the world and no innocent life should perish because there are organised groups of murderers

there is no room for terrorists in current day somalia.it has suffered enough.down with al-shabaab who dont know the meaning of jihad;jihad is not for thugs and monsters.

Somali people are human. They are God's creation. The same God who created everything, all that we are able to see and touch , and all that is beyand human comprehension. They have suffered enough.They deserve peace, freedom and everthing good that God meant for us all. Let us all contribute towards the realization of real peace for Somali.

i like it

We in Kenya we are excited that soon our brothers in Somalia will be at peace.When there is no peace in Somalia there will be no peace in Kenya.We are happy for the good work going on in Somalia.

let my country Kenya work hard to tackle this terrorist group since it has led us into a lot of troubles let us unite to finish off AL-SHABAAB.

I BELIEVE that somalia is soon stabilizing.may God help KDF+AMISON to deliver this blessed n peaceful land

HI. A LESSON FOR ALSHABAAB and like thick minded,honestly this guys should confess and surrender the fight and come to an agreement with kdf of kenya 2 save the life of other inoccent people

This is a health move for people of Somali. They have admired to be at home but the devil Al shaabab chased them. Kenya has housed the migrants. Some fraudly acqiuerd Kenyan citizen documents. Not that they wanted it but it was a place to call home. They wanted to trade, interact and feed their family. The donor suppliment was not enough to feed all. The smile on Kenyan face is seen. A country that was categorically called "Hosting ceremonial army" became the real auther of peace and the casket of Al shaabab. If Kenyan had not send its forces in Somalia, Uganda and Rwanda forces could not manage the Al shaababs. Now called AMISOM, but they expedite their last plans as KDF- Operation Linda Inchi. We are happy now, that the Somalis will not be at home. The little ones will be seeing their ancestral home for the first time. Good help KDF. God help AMISOM.

i salute u guyz,am sure the al-shabaab will run away.

The Lord God told the Kenya defence forces {Through His Prophet Dr David Edward Owuor} that He {God} knows that they {KDF} are fighting evil and they will win the war!---- Thank you Lord Jesus! You're faithful!

nchemuya what are you talking about? The Kenyan army has made gains in Somalia but they are still only 60km inside Somalia and so far have not defeated anybody. Kenya only got involved as al shabaab damaged the tourist industry, if no Mzungus had been kidnapped, Kenya would still be a spectator. Kenya owes a great deal of respect to the other african nations who have taken the lead and lost large numbers of soldiers in the process. Kenya does not stand alone and it is not correct that you paint such a picture. Lets hope this conflict ends soon and Somalis can move forward, better for everyone.

we wish to leav a war free world

it remains unbeaten

the somali people need peace.Lets not use our religion for self glorification. Kenya is the haven for all the somalis, both the jihadist and others.The jihadist made a big mistake by trying to fight Kenya. Kenya is and has always been the source of their livelihood. I think they should have left kenya for their survival. I think all peace loving people pray that one day there will be peace in Somali where they will disccard tribalism.

Let the people of somalia produce the so called alshabaab fighter they know to the authorities in order to face law,if the samali people need peace for their gvt,country and the people of samalia.The somali people are more important than the indvidual.

The article is impressive, I like it, AMISON keep one keep on, your effort is bringing sanity in Somali nation

kudos KDF, TFG and amisom.....let us smock this sh*t calld alshabab whatever their name is and bring sanity to somali....

May God help all those who are fighting to liberate Somalia. Our kinsmen have suffered for long. Death has been the orderof the day and peace is the most burning thirst in the throats of the Somali's. Al Shabaab should think twice, surrender and leave the Somali's to live the lives God wanted them to live.

Kenyan troops you are doing a very good job so keep up the good work and the support

A lesson for alshabaab and any like minded thugs... just because some countries dont like fighting does not mean they cannot fight. for many years kenya gave alshabaab warnings and tried to encourage them to live civil, progressive lives. but the kindness of the kenyan people was taken for granted. worse, because of kenya's peaceful foreign policy of avoiding conflict at all costs, alshabaab took kenya for a weak toothless dog. Because of alshabaab's greed they started attacking mombasa bound ships, even crossing the borders to attack tourists. And there's even talk that they wanted to assasinate senior goverment officials in kenya. Well... they are now getting what they wanted. i am sure the 'untested and untried' kenyan army has truly been a surprise package. unlike the US, ugandan and ethiopian armies which bomb everything that moves, the kenya army executed a strategy that outsmarted, frustrated and ultimately totally defeated the terror gang every step of the way. No one dare says this (almost everyone gave 'little untested untried' kenya army absolutely no chance in november as they moved into somalia), but the truth is no other army in the recent past has been able to counter a terrorist group with the meticulous planning, intelligence and with such rapid gains as the kenya army.

Al-Shabaab Allah