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How outnumbered KDF fought off Al Shabaab militia for 11 hours

Kenya Defence Forces patrol the streets of Fafadun Township, an important trading town as it lies on the main road to Kismayu during their vicious battle to reach Kismayu Port. [George Mulala| Standard]

April 4, 2012. A day that will forever be etched in Al Shabaab history as their day of reckoning.

What was supposed to be Al Shabaab’s best planned attack on a Kenya Defence Force (KDF) position in Somalia miserably failed and led to the massacre of a large number of the militants.

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