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Operation Linda Nchi

Operation Linda Nchi (Swahili: Linda Nchi; "Protect the Country") was a military operation in Kenya. In it, the Kenya Defence Forces were sent into southern Somalia in 2011-2012.[48][4][49] They were sent to fight Al-Shabaab insurgents .The Kenyan government said that the operation was done in 2012. After this, its forces joined AMISOM in Somalia.[50][51][52]

Operation Linda Nchi
Part of the Somali Civil War (2009–present)
2013 10 20 AMISOM KDF Kismayo Town 007 (10304957435).jpg
Date16 October 2011 – 31 May 2012
(7 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
Location
Somalia
Result Al-Shabaab weakened; KDF forces integrated into AMISOM
Territorial
changes		 Capture of Qoqani,[5] Kolbio,[6] Fafadun,[7] Elade,[8] Hosingo,[9] Badhadhe[10] Afmadow,[11] Tabda,[12] Ras Kamboni,[13] Burgabo,[14] Busar,[15] Hayo[16]
Belligerents
 Kenya[1]
Somalia TFG[1]
Jubbaland2.png Raskamboni Front[2]
Flag of Ahlu Sunnah Waljamaca.svg ASWJ[3]
Flag of Azania.svg Azania[4]		 Islamic State flag.svg Al-Shabaab
Commanders and leaders

Kenya Julius Karangi[17]
Kenya Leonard Ngondi[18]
Kenya Mohamed Yusuf Haji[19]
Somalia Hussein Arab Isse[19]

Jubbaland2.png Ahmed Madobe[2][20][21][22][23]

Islamic State flag.svg Ibrahim al-Afghani[24][25]
Islamic State flag.svg Mukhtar Robow[26]
Islamic State flag.svg Hassan Turki[27][28]

Islamic State flag.svg Sheikh Aweys[29]
Strength
Kenya: More than 6,000 security personnel at peak, including police[30] Al-Shabaab: Total size of 3,000 "hard-core fighters", 2,000 "allied militants" at end of 2012[31]
Casualties and losses

Total: 21–72 killed, 152 injured

67 allied forces killed[nb 1][32]

One Harbin Z-9 destroyed (mechanical failure)[39]

One patrol boat damaged.[40]		 Total: 700 militants killed,[34] 61 captured[nb 2][32][41]

20 civilians killed (Somalia)[41][42][43][44]

30 civilians killed,[45]
6 policemen killed and 17 security forces injured (Kenya)[32][46][47]

Some people think that the Kenyan government wanted to make a buffer zone between Al-Shabaab in southern Somalia and Kenya.[53][54] People also think that Kenya also probably wanted to be seen as a partner with the United States.[55]

Notes

  1. ↑ Casualties and losses according to Al-Shabaab
  2. ↑ Casualties and losses according to Kenyan military

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Joint Communique – Operation Linda Nchi". Kenya High Commission, Tanzania. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Former Alshabaab, Ras Kamboni leader talks to Kenyan Media Archived 22 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Bartamaha.com (13 November 2011).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Heavy Fighting in Southern Somalia Archived 12 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine. SomaliaReport.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The Kenyan Military Intervention in Somalia" (PDF). International Crisis Group. 15 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Kenya: Army Hit Somali Terror Base. allAfrica.com. 17 October 2011. http://allafrica.com/stories/201110180138.html. Retrieved 18 October 2011. 
  6. ↑ Somalis helping Kenyan forces tackle Shabaab Archived 22 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Capital Radio.co.ke (19 November 2011).
  7. ↑ "Kenya-Somalia: Kenyan troops on the march in Somalia". Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  8. ↑ Kenya push al-Shabaab from two towns Archived 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. News24 (6 January 2012).
  9. ↑ "NEXUS on Twitter". twitter.com.
  10. ↑ "NEXUS on Twitter". twitter.com.
  11. ↑ "Kenyan, Somali troops capture Afmadow:rebels".[dead link]
  12. ↑ "KDF capture major areas in Somalia".
  13. ↑ "Kenyan forces capture Shabaab's Ras Kamboni". 3 July 2020.
  14. ↑ "Kenya:A Big Salute to KDF".
  15. ↑ "KDF capture major areas in Somalia".
  16. ↑ "KDF capture major areas in Somalia".
  17. ↑ Kenya military chief suggests Somalia incursion could be long Archived 24 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Los Angeles Times. (30 October 2011).
  18. ↑ Leftie, Peter. (5 November 2011) The General Tasked With Wiping Out Al-Shabaab Archived 7 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Allafrica.com.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Somali President speaks out against Kenyan invasion Archived 27 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.au (4 May 2013).
  20. ↑ Lough, Richard. (16 August 2011) Kenya looks to Somali troops, militia to create border buffer Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Reuters.
  21. ↑ Al shabab, Raskamboni claim victory over fighting Archived 11 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Shabelle.net.
  22. ↑ "Kenya's Political Failure in Southern Somalia". Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  23. ↑ Kenya troops aim to carve 'buffer zone' out of Somalia Archived 20 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Global Post. (15 November 2011).
  24. ↑ Who are al-Shabab? Archived 16 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Al Jazeera.
  25. ↑ Murky world of Somalia's Islamist insurgents Archived 10 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine. The Guardian.
  26. ↑ Somali rebel urges attacks on Kenya Archived 6 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine. News24.com (27 October 2011).
  27. ↑ Kenyan troops 100km inside Somalia Archived 20 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Capital Radio.co.ke (17 October 2011).
  28. ↑ Al-Shabaab threaten reprisals as Kenyan troops push into rebel-held Somalia Archived 27 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Al Arabiya.net (17 October 2011).
  29. ↑ Eritrea rejects Kenyan al-Shabab arms claims Archived 18 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Al Jazeera.
  30. ↑ Anderson, David; McKnight, Jacob (2015). "Kenya at war: Al-Shabaab and its enemies in Eastern Africa". African Affairs. 114 (454): 1–27. doi:10.1093/afraf/adu082.
  31. ↑ Swedberg, Jeffrey; Reisman, Lainie (22 February 2013). "Mid-Term Evaluation of Three Countering Violent Extremism Projects" (PDF). USAID. p. 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 Timeline: Operation Linda Nchi Archived 27 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Critical Threats (9 March 2012).
  33. ↑ Wabala, Dominic. (9 December 2011) Kenya: 128 TFG Soldiers Injured So Far in Somalia Battle Archived 26 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine. allAfrica.com.
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 "KDF: We have killed 700 militants". Daily Nation. 7 January 2012. http://mobile.nation.co.ke/News/KDF+We+have+killed+700+militants+/-/1290/1301746/-/format/xhtml/-/dvc8mh/-/index.html. Retrieved 7 January 2012. 
  35. ↑ "World news". The Guardian (London). 23 January 2008. https://www.theguardian.com/world/feedarticle/9955704. 
  36. ↑ Shabelle Media Network. Shabelle.net. Archived 27 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  37. ↑ Shabelle Media Network. Shabelle.net. Archived 12 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  38. ↑ Shabelle Media Network. Shabelle.net. Archived 27 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  39. ↑ Five Kenyan soldiers killed in helicopter crash Archived 3 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine. DefenceWeb.
  40. ↑ Rain halts Kenyan troops in Somalia | Capital News Archived 22 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Capital Radio.co.ke (20 October 2011).
  41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 Kenyan troops 'kill 60 al-Shabab fighters' in Somalia. BBC News. 7 January 2012. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16455039. Retrieved 20 June 2018. 
  42. ↑ Kenya : Les forces engagées dans les opérations militaires en Somalie doivent respecter les lois de la guerre | Human Rights Watch Archived 25 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Human Rights Watch.
  43. ↑ [1][dead link]
  44. ↑ "Kenya: Investigate Bombing of Somali Village". hrw.org. 21 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  45. ↑ Garowe Online Archived 22 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Garowe Online (19 February 2012).
  46. ↑ Kenyan official says 9 troops wounded by land-mine near border with Somalia. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/kenyan-official-says-9-troops-wounded-by-land-mine-near-border-with-somalia/2011/12/11/gIQApANrmO_story.html. [dead link]
  47. ↑ Shabelle Media Network | | Shabakada Warbaahinta Shabelle | Archived 11 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Shabelle.net.
  48. ↑ Williams, Paul D. “Joining AMISOM: Why Six African States Contributed Troops to the African Union Mission in Somalia.” Journal of Eastern African Studies 12, no. 1 (January 2, 2018): 172–92.
  49. ↑ Kron, Josh; Gettleman, Jeffrey (23 October 2011). "Other Nations Join Somalia Fight, Kenya Says". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/24/world/africa/kenya-says-western-nations-have-joined-somalia-fight.html?_r=1&src=tp. Retrieved 23 October 2011. 
  50. ↑ Gathara, Patrick (14 October 2016). "Operation Linda Nchi is a failure". The Star. https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/10/14/operation-linda-nchi-is-a-failure_c1437750. Retrieved 30 January 2019. 
  51. ↑ Rajab, Ramadhan (23 May 2018). "Inside Kenya army's war on al Shabaab in Somalia". The Star. https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/05/23/inside-kenya-armys-war-on-al-shabaab-in-somalia_c1761593. Retrieved 30 January 2019. 
  52. ↑ Nyamori, Moses (10 July 2018). Withdraw our KDF soldiers from Somalia: MP. Kenyan Standard. https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001287445/withdraw-our-kdf-soldiers-from-somalia-mp. Retrieved 30 January 2019. 
  53. ↑ Kenyan troops pursue al-Shabab into Somalia in Operation Linda Nchi. Al Jazeera. 16 October 2011. http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/10/20111016115410991692.html. Retrieved 16 October 2011. 
  54. ↑ Rémy, Jean-Philippe (8 November 2011). "Kenya develops plan for satellite region of Jubaland on Somali border". The Guardian (London). https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/nov/08/somali-fears-in-kenya-conflicts. Retrieved 13 November 2011. 
  55. ↑ "The Kenyan Military Intervention in Somalia" (PDF). International Crisis Group. 15 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.

Further reading

  • Williams, Paul, "Fighting for Peace in Somalia: A History and Analysis of the African Union Mission (AMISOM)", 2007–2017. Oxford University Press, 2018.
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