Somali Extremists Say They Captured Some Kenyan Soldiers

The Somali Islamist extremist group al-Shabab says it captured some Kenyan soldiers during last week's attack on an African Union peacekeeping base in southwestern Somalia. Somali troops and Kenyan soldiers with the AU force, AMISOM, are deployed at the isolated base. Also Sunday, four wounded Kenyan soldiers were airlifted home, but Kenyan officials gave no death toll. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta confirmed Friday some soldiers had been killed in the attack, which involved...

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