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We should be wary of Shabaab remnants

Following Friday assault on Kismayu by Kenya and its Amisom allies, Al Shabaab has confirmed it has abandoned what was its last major stronghold in Somalia.

Two key leaders of the Islamist terror group are reported to have died in the KDF assault, adding to the number taken out during the four-month siege before Operation Sledgehammer.

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