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Tension Rises As Kenya Encroaches Into Somalia’s Land
A tension is brewing in Beled Hawo town of Gedo region after Kenyan forces began to construct a security wall inside Somalia.
A tension is brewing in Beled Hawo town of Gedo region after Kenyan forces began to construct a security wall inside Somalia.
Radio Shabelle’s reporter in the region says residents of Beled-Hawo on Saturday protested against the encroaching into Somalia’s land by the Kenyan government.
The locals threw stones at Kenyan soldiers building the security wall in Beled Hawo, sparking a scuffle.
Kenya continues a project to construct a 700Km long security wall along its Northeastern region border with Somalia to curb cross-border attacks by Al-Shabaab militants.
Kenya has been carrying out plan to erect the wall inside Somalia since Thursday.
Somali government has yet commented on the issue.