Ditto!

The killing of the two was not on the frontline, but an ambush when they were on reconnaissance duty. Very proud of them indeed. At long last this menace will be annihilated once and for all. The next 24 hours will be critical. Very critical.

Fallen

Wars are not won overnight...

Ditto!!!!

@Obi, I totally agree with you. I'm sure Shabab would not have missed the opportunity to splash the names and ID number of there soldiers. However, Major Chirchir has sort of confirmed the two KIA.

Yep - why have an Equity ATM card deep in Somaliya na huko hamna ATM network ya wa-meemba? Al kefafus are trying some propaganda stunt here but we aint taking the bait.
But wananchi watukufu (na wale watukutu pia), we must expect some body bags - its war after all & Kismayo is not easy walk in the park even after starving and harassing these al kefafu with naval bombardment, choppers and special forces. It will be urban warfare kabisa on al kefafu turf and they must have had ample time to pick nice sniper spots, plant spies n even chimba tunnels (kama zile za Egypt/Palestine) n road/car bombs by M.E veterans. However,kdf wako imara and know these tricks, have good lessons on these tactics. But the al kefafu days are numbered - theatre should close anytime this month I postulate...
If we are getting satellite intel, meaning it is downlinked to our fighter jets real-time, and they can instantly dash and drop a hot package on some al kefafu with minimun civilian 'collateral damage', kinda gives you a very good hint of the advanced avionics suites our Tigers have,and their training eh....? :d/
Career soldier, ulikuwa umesema? An armed force with seamlessly integrated and well coordinated intel, and operations between the air force, army and navy? And capable of amphibious Ops - day and night? And you call them career soldiers? Uko na shida!
Interestingly, not many folks know kdf is also fighting al kefafu in cyber space...

Indeed KDF performance not only caught M7 off guard, but also the major world powers. Already, Britain has some military personel on the ground in Somalia. scramble for oil???

And by the way, the shooting war has only involved our special forces (The Rangers) with the main body of the army following to consolidate gains.

Our Rangers must now rank among the best fighting units in the world.

BTW.

The delay in entering any major centres of human population including Kismayo is a fantastic strategy, we cannot afford to enter kismayo without personnell to do the policing, otherwise you will have body bags from kismayo to Nairobi. We need to go in, smash the Kebabs, hand over the policing to TFG and withdraw to some base outside kismayo to provide tactical support to TFG whenever required.

The mboys can then sit in for another year or two to pad their wallets with UN dollars then return home to their wives and girlfriends.

The SF train alongside the best units in the world, so are also world-class.

KDF is very careful not to kill any civilians juu ya repercussions of internatl law (remember U.S. accusations on the Sabaot Militia?)and risk of a backlash from the wider Somali community if the body count is high.
In fact the number of kebabus malizwad is deliberately kept low coz at the end of the day Kebabus are young, poor, uneducated and indoctrinated Somalis joined by a few radicals from aghan and iraq war theatres. Yaani not very different from our Mungikis, but armed with weaponry and experience.
Its strictly not the kind of force to withstand a conventional army - which makes me wonder how come they defied Ug and Burundi for almost a decade in Mogadishu.