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12 people are killed after Kenyan jets bombed Somali town

Date
30 Oct 2011
Updated
30 Sep 2019
12 people are killed after Kenyan jets bombed Somali town

At least 12 people were killed when two Kenyan jets bombed the southern Somali town of Jilib. This was an attempt by east African nation to rid Somalia of the Islamic al Shabaab rebels.     Kenya moved its troops into Somalia in mid-October in pursuit of Somali insurgents it blamed for a series of kidnappings on Kenyan soil and frequent assaults on its security forces in the border provinces in the North East of the country. Kenya became the latest east African country to be dragged into Somalia’s intractable anarchy.

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  1. 01Independent Online, (2011), ‘12 killed after Kenyan jets bomb town’, 30 October, [online], available at www.iol.co.za(Accessed: 20 September 2012)
  2. 02Genttleman J. (2011), ‘Kenyan Forces Enter Somalia to Battle Militants’, from New York Times, 16 October, [online], available at www.nytimes.com (Accessed: 20 September 2012)  

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, October 25). 12 people are killed after Kenyan jets bombed Somali town. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093893

South African History Online (2012) '12 people are killed after Kenyan jets bombed Somali town', South African History Online, 25 October. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093893 (Accessed: 29 July 2026).

South African History Online, 12 people are killed after Kenyan jets bombed Somali town [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093893, (accessed 29 July 2026).

"12 people are killed after Kenyan jets bombed Somali town." South African History Online, 25 Oct. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093893. Accessed 29 July 2026.

South African History Online. "12 people are killed after Kenyan jets bombed Somali town." South African History Online. October 25, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0093893.

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