I think Alshabaab has been infiltrated! Reason
Observe the firefight and then the pictures of the dead militants. I would expect the bodies to be bullet ridden, full of blood and bullet holes. But from the shared pics, the guys are almost clean bearing in mind the hellfire they received. Or was there a sniper from KDF who took them out. All of them with a bullet to the head?
Could they have been eliminated by one of their own.. from behind?
Could the British/Germans/GoK have turned some recruits into informants?
Could some Militants have turned against their group and are working with authorities?
Notice also over such a victory, only one photo of the dead militants is in circulation. No parading like in Garissa. No Identities confirmed (even the Briton). A missing German. The mother does not want the body back home.
The British partially lift the tourism ban in Mombasa. the same guys who accurately predicted an attack.