2010 Kenya–Al-Shabaab border clash

Conflict in Kenya 2010 Kenya–Al-Shabaab border clash July 20, 2010 Kenya–Somalia border Kenya Islamic State Al-Shabaab 1 wounded 2 killed The 2010 Kenya–Al-Shabaab border clash occurred on July 20, 2010, when gunmen from the Al-Shabaab terrorist 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 two militia and the wounding of one Kenyan officer.Ali, Noor.2 Kenyan forces, al Shabaab rebels clash on border, Reuters, July 20, 2010. 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.Border security intensified as rival militias clash https://web.archive.org/web/20120329115547/http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000014901&cid=4&ttl=Border%20security%20intensified%20as%20rival%20militias%20clash 2012-03-29 , The Standard, July 29, 2010. The Islamist outfit had previously claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing in Uganda in July. References Kenya-Somalia border clash Kenya-Somalia border clash Somalia border clash Category:Battles of the Somali Civil War (2009–present) Category:Kenya–Somalia border Category:Battles of the Somali Civil War involving Kenya Category:July 2010 in Africa Category:2010 crimes in Kenya Category:2010 crimes in Somalia Category:Battles in 2010 Category:Battles involving al-Shabaab (militant group) Category:Spillover of the Somali Civil War