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| Kenya says AU forces enter Somali rebel city of Kismayo | |
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| The Kenyan military says it has entered and taken control of parts of Kismayo, the last major Islamist militant bastion in southern Somalia. | |
| The port city has been a stronghold of the al-Qaeda aligned group al-Shabab. | |
| Kenya's military said the operation was by a combination of Kenyan Defence Forces and Somali government troops. | |
| The Kenyan troops are part of an African Union force trying to wrest control of the country for the newly elected UN-backed president. | The Kenyan troops are part of an African Union force trying to wrest control of the country for the newly elected UN-backed president. |
| Kenyan military spokesman Cyrus Oguna confirmed to the BBC that parts of Kismayo had been captured and the rest was expected to fall soon. | |
| At the weekend, Kenyan military jets had bombed the airport in Kismayo, destroying an armoury and warehouse used by Islamist militants. | At the weekend, Kenyan military jets had bombed the airport in Kismayo, destroying an armoury and warehouse used by Islamist militants. |
| Al-Shabab has been forced out of the capital, Mogadishu, and several other towns over the past year but still controls much of the countryside in south and central Somalia. | Al-Shabab has been forced out of the capital, Mogadishu, and several other towns over the past year but still controls much of the countryside in south and central Somalia. |
| Some 10,000 people had fled Kismayo in the past week, the United Nations refugee agency estimated, as African Union forces (Amisom), government troops and pro-government militia advanced on the city. | Some 10,000 people had fled Kismayo in the past week, the United Nations refugee agency estimated, as African Union forces (Amisom), government troops and pro-government militia advanced on the city. |