NAIROBI, Kenya - Mastering the art of war is not enough, Kenya's outgoing Chief of Defense Forces General Samson Mwathethe said during his farewell, hinting at a possible change of tact in the fight ...

NAIROBI, Kenya - The Kenya Defense Forces [KDF] will protect innocent civilians from frequent Al-Shabaab raids in Somalia, African Union Mission said, a move geared towards preventing further attacks ...

Calls for KDF troops to withdraw from Somalia are misplaced. They also defeat the purpose for which Kenya began the mission back in 2011. First, KDF are in Somalia because we need to stop Al Shabaab ...

The recent attack on the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) camp in El Adde has cast a huge doubt on the effectiveness of the military strategy to defeat and eliminate Al-Shabab in Somalia. The attack, which ...

The Manda Bay airfield, situated near the tourist hub of Lamu, is managed by the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) but has long served as a vital strategic hub for American forces. Authorities said the ...

Somalia troops have captured a southern town from al Shabaab insurgents, the president said on Thursday, the latest blow to the rebel group which has been forced out of swathes of territory over the ...