The 2010 Kenya–Al-Shabaab border clash occurred on July 20, 2010, when gunmen from the Al-Shabaab terrorist group attacked a Kenyan border patrol along the border area in Liboi, Lagdera. There was a subsequent fierce exchange of fire between the two sides leading to the deaths of two militia and the wounding of one Kenyan officer.[1] Hundreds of security personnel were later deployed to the border following the clash and because of continued fighting between two militia groups in the neighboring town of Dobley, Somalia.[2] The Islamist outfit had previously claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing in Uganda in July.[1]
| 2010 Kenya–Al-Shabaab border clash |
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| Date | July 20, 2010 |
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| Location | Kenya–Somalia border |
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| Belligerents |
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 Kenya |
 Al-Shabaab |
| Casualties and losses |
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1 wounded |
2 killed |
Kenya
Al-Shabaab
