Somalia President: Kenya incursion is not welcome

Somalia’s president on Monday criticized Kenya’s military offensive into his nation to root out Islamist rebels, raising questions about how bilateral the military action is.

Kenya sent hundreds of soldiers, backed by tanks and aircraft, into Somalia this month to fight the al-Shabaab, ruthless Islamists who control parts of the country. Kenya has said the purpose of the operation is to support Somalia’s government, which has been battling the al-Shabaab with limited success for years, and that it plans to stay in Somalia until the threat of the insurgents has been “reduced.”

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