Dozens killed in al-Shabaab raid on Kenyan base
Islamist militant group al-Shabaab claimed that on Friday they killed at least 66 Kenyan troops in an attack on a military base in Somalia. However, Kenyan army rebuffed the claim and said nine of its soldiers were killed while they killed 70 militants. Al-Shabaab is al-Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, which has been fighting against the internationally recognised Somali Federal Government.