2010 Kenya–Al-Shabaab border clash

2010 Kenya–Al-Shabaab border clash
Date July 20, 2010 Location Kenya–Somalia border
Belligerents
Kenya	Al-Shabaab
Casualties and losses
1 wounded	2 killed

The 2010 Kenya–Al-Shabaab border clash occurred on July 20, 2010, when gunmen from the Al-Shabaab group attacked a Kenyan border patrol along the border area in Liboi, Lagdera. There was a subsequent fierce exchange of fire between the two sides leading to the deaths of 2 militia and the wounding of one Kenyan officer.^[1] Hundreds of security personnel were later deployed to the border following the clash and because of continued fighting between two militia groups in the neighboring town of Dobley, Somalia.^[2] The Islamist outfit had previously claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing in Uganda in July.^[1]

References

1. Ali, Noor.2 Kenyan forces, al Shabaab rebels clash on border, Reuters, July 20, 2010.
2. Border security intensified as rival militias clash, The Standard, July 29, 2010.