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How to smoke out Al-Shabaab from their hideout

There is a button reset on war on terror as far as Kenya is concerned. The recent attack on Kenyan troops in Somalia portrays how fluid the situation is in Somalia. Kenya remains heavily equipped and far more superior to the Islamist jihadist in Somalia. However, it should be noted that no matter how strong any army is, it may not be immune to constant successful insurgency by the militants.

United States mission in Afghanistan has had its highs and lows. US Special Forces was able to hunt down Osama Bin Laden from his hideout in Pakistan in 2011. However, there has been several incidents of Special Forces losing troops through enemy fire and more commonly many of the attacks were as a result of inside job by the Afghan forces (Who are fighting side by side with the United States forces).

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