Kanyan forces attack last remaining stronghold al-Qaida-linked militants in Somalia

This last Friday, Kenyan forces were able to invade al- Shabab's last strong hold in Somalia. In the past year and half forces form the three countries of Kenya, Burundi, and Uganda teamed up to get rid of the al- Shabab forces that took control of the capital and many other small towns where they stayed. The fact they have taken over many of these small towns and regained access to the capital is a very positive for Kenya, but also the fact that with this invasion hurts the al-Shabab economically too is a strong point for the Kenyan Forces. They will most likely economically hurt them because they allied withal- Qaida and they collected taxes on products coming into the Indian Ocean port, which this taxing is their main source of income. It appears that with this new step forward for the Kenyan Forces will result in more extreme fighters to resort to suicide bombings but fortunately hopefully weakening the al- Shabab forces with the less dedicated fighters going back to their normal lives and jobs. Some are saying this is a "victory" for Kenya and will most likely be beneficial for Somalia. Even though the al- Shabab experienced heavy casualties, while Kenya lost none, they believe they still have control of the city and even tweeted about the situation. It was mentioned that AFRICOM is monitoring the situation but does not want to become involved in the fighting, even though they have help equip and train them to fight. I think this is a good move for Kenya and their troops to finally stand up to al-Shabab and fight to take back control of the city and make is safer for the people of somalia. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/kenyan-forces-attack-last-remaining-stronghold-of-al-qaida-linked-militants-in-somalia/2012/09/28/c6905994-0937-11e2-9eea-333857f6a7bd_story.html?wprss=rss_social-world-headlines Written by: Michele Dobbs