Al Shabaab, which has lost territory inside Somalia following offensives by African Union troops, has claimed responsibility for a spate of attacks in the area.
A police official said on
Monday, Kenya planned to launch a military offensive against Islamist
militants who have set up bases in a remote forest at the northern tip
of its Indian Ocean coastline bordering Somalia.
Frederick Ndambuki, commissioner of Kenya's Lamu county said Somalia's al Shabaab group had carried out attacks along its northern coast before retreating to hideouts in Boni forest.
"We want to ensure the forest is safe and that no criminals are using it as a hideout to plan evil against our people," Ndambuki said.
Al
Shabaab, which has lost territory inside Somalia following offensives
by African Union troops, has claimed responsibility for a spate of
attacks in the area.
The group claimed it was meant to pressure Nairobi to pull its contingent in the mission out of Somalia.
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