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Kenya's Raila Odinga wants EU to attack Somalia's al-Shabab Islamists
Source: BBC
12 June 2012 Last updated at 12:43 GMT
Kenya's Raila Odinga wants EU to attack Somalia's al-Shabab Islamists
Kenya's prime minister has asked for help from the US and Europe in a "final onslaught" on the Somali port of Kismayo, the main stronghold of the Islamist militant group al-Shabab.
Raila Odinga said Kenyan forces would get to Kismayo by August and asked for both funds and troops.
He said beating al-Shabab would need "an operation by land, sea and air".
EU warships are in the area to tackle pirates but attacking al-Shabab would be a huge escalation in their mission.
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Kenya's Raila Odinga wants EU to attack Somalia's al-Shabab Islamists
Kenya's prime minister has asked for help from the US and Europe in a "final onslaught" on the Somali port of Kismayo, the main stronghold of the Islamist militant group al-Shabab.
Raila Odinga said Kenyan forces would get to Kismayo by August and asked for both funds and troops.
He said beating al-Shabab would need "an operation by land, sea and air".
EU warships are in the area to tackle pirates but attacking al-Shabab would be a huge escalation in their mission.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18406385
