www.ntv.co.ke It is now emerging the vast majority of the recruits in the Al-Shabaab are Kenyans from different tribes with only a handful from ethnic Somali communities, a day when two suspects were released after surrendering to the police following links to the militant group. Our reporter Jane Ngoiri spoke to a parent of the youth released who had been recruited by the Islamist group to fight in Somalia.

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www.ntv.co.ke Inside Somalia, a group of women once thought to have been abducted by Al-Shabaab fighters now say they have been willing companions to the militants. The women say they voluntarily offered to live with the Al-Shabaab men. Ntv's Yassin Juma caught up with the Al-Shabaab women in Southern Somalia.

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www.ntv.co.ke Over 70 soldiers from the African union mission in Somalia have been killed by Al Shabaab fighters in what is the clearest indication yet that Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, may not be fully in control of the AU peacekeepers and the Somalia transitional federal government forces. This happened as Kenya's defense forces continued their advance in the south of Somalia, with yesterday's capture of the strategic coastal town of Ras Kiamboni.

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www.ntv.co.ke KDF jets supported by naval fire destroyed the two Al Shabaab training camps at around noon on Sunday. The camps are said to have been used only by foreign Muslim extremists to train Al Shabaab fighters. Earlier in the day, there was heavy artillery fire around the town of Burgavo as the navy targeted suspected several Al Shabaab positions.

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www.ntv.co.ke The arrest and jailing of Elgiva Bwire last week, if nothing else gave credence to the long whispered claim that Kenyans of various ethnic extractions are fighting for Al Shabaab. The government had to admit this as the military operation in Somalia commenced. But just five months ago this is a claim the government firmly rebutted, even after it was revealed by the media. He is a re-run of our investigative series, 'The Enemy Within.'

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www.ntv.co.ke KDF jets supported by artillery fire from naval gunships fire destroyed the two Al Shabaab training camps at around noon on Sunday. The camps are said to have been used only by foreign Muslim extremists to train Al Shabaab fighters. Earlier in the day, there was heavy artillery fire around the town of Burgavo as the navy targeted suspected Al Shabaab positions.

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www.ntv.co.ke Defence Minister Yusuf Haji and Deputy Speaker Farah Maaalim have confirmed to parliament that the Somalia-based militant group Al-Shabaab is targeting them for assassination. Intelligence reports from the North Eastern provincial administration had warned in a recent communication that assassins had been sent to the country last week with orders to assassinate the two.

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www.ntv.co.ke Inside Somalia, the battle for hearts and minds of local residents is getting more intense following revelations that some foreign fighters have joined Al-Shabaab ranks. Kenya has stepped up its information campaign and is also intensifying its aid efforts in southern Somalia. And as Robert Nagila reports, key Al-Qaeda figures have recently been in the war-torn country, on a very special mission.

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www.ntv.co.ke Somalia's ambassador to Kenya Mohamed Ali Nur expressed support for Kenya's military offensive against Al-Shabaab targets, saying that the military has the right to protect the country's sovereignty in the face of the recent kidnappings of tourists and aid workers.

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www.ntv.co.ke The government has confirmed the death of five soldiers after a helicopter they were flying in crashed shortly after taking off from Liboi military base near the common border with Somalia. A brief statement from the department of defence stated that the helicopter was part of the ongoing mission to flash out Al Shabaab militants. And as NTV's Richard Chacha reports, military activity is intensifying at several points along the Kenya-Somalia border days after the government declared an all-out assault on Al Shabaab.

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Al-Shabab, Somalia's Islamist rebel group, have given Al Jazeera exclusive access to film them in Mogadishu during the end of Ramadan. Despite their withdrawal from the capital, they say the move is purely tactical and they were able to celebrate Eid in the city. Shabab members told Al Jazeera that the group remains "fully in control" in some parts of the capital and that they have secretly infiltrated others. Al Jazeera's Rosie Garthwaite reports.

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Kenya Defence Forces say they have sunk a boat carrying 18 Al-Shabaab militants killing all its occupants. A statement issued this evening also warned against any aircraft landing in the town of Baidoa.The military says it will now treat any aircraft violating the space in which it is operation as a security threat. And as NTV's Yassin Juma reports, the Al-Shabaab appears to have turned to donkeys to ferry their arms.

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www.ntv.co.ke As the war against the Al Shabaab rages on,the Kenya Navy is pushing a southern front in the operation which is currently in its third week.NTV's John-Allan Namu has spent the entire day with the forces on that special mission and now brings us this exclusive report from along the Kenya-Somalia border.

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www.ntv.co.ke It's day four since the Kenyan military incursion into Somalia. But tonight, the government says it's not at war with Somalia but it's only helping her North Eastern neighbour to stabilize. Foreign affairs minister Moses Wetangula, who has returned from Mogadishu, said the ongoing operation is aimed at ensuring the security of not only Kenyans, but the people of Somalia. As Jane Kiyo reports, both Kenya and Somalia's transitional federal government, which has pledged its support for the operation, have agreed on a common strategy to wipe out the Al Shabaab militia.

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The African Union has rejected Al Shabab's claims that its fighters killed more than 70 AU peacekeepers in Somalia. The group has displayed the bodies in an area outside of the capital Mogadishu. Al Jazeera's Peter Greste's report from Nairobi. Warning: the report contains some disturbing images.

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www.ntv.co.ke In Mandera security has been stepped at the border following frequent incursions by Al-Shabaab. Kenya military and Somalia's transitional government forces are patrolling the border at several points. NTV's Ferdinand Omondi visited the town of Bulahawa inside of Somalia and reports on the scars left behind by fleeing Al-Shabaab fighters.

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www.ntv.co.ke Kenya's move to deploy its troops deep into Somalia to pursue the Al Shabaab Militia has elicited mixed reactions among Kenyans. And as NTV's Vincent Oduor, the developments along the border with Somalia are seen by many as a rare phenomenon for a country that has never gone to war since independence.

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www.ntv.co.ke Police say the arrest of a man seized with grenades and an assortment of arms in Kayole on Tuesday evening thwarted a double terror attack that had been planned for Friday in Nairobi. Police claim that Elgiva Bwire Oliacha alias Mohammed Seif, heads one of the Nairobi cells of the militant group Alshabaab and as Yassin Juma reports, the man is not denying any of the charges.

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It is becoming clearer that the threat by Al Shabaab militia to strike Kenya in retaliation over its military incursion into Somalia, in pursuit of the terror gang, is all the more real. The government has beefed up security around defence minister Yusuf Haji and Deputy House Speaker Farah Maalim, following threats by Al Shabaab to assassinate the two Kenyan leaders. The two have since presented the details of the threats on their lives to the ministry of internal security. Permanent secretary Francis Kimemia is also assuring the country that intelligence and security officers have stepped up surveillance in areas likely to be targeted by the terror gang. Sheila Sendeyo has that report.

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www.ntv.co.ke Inside Somalia, bad weather continues To hinder the advance of Kenyan forces towards the port city of Kismayu. The troops are currently in the town of Burgavo, which only a few weeks ago, was a major trade route for Al-Shabaab. NTV's Yassin Juma reports on hopes and aspirations of the residents of the charcoal town.

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www.ntv.co.ke On the local front of the Al Shabaab war, two Kenyan doctors have been charged with engaging in organized criminal activities and being members of Al Shabaab. And as NTV's Francis Mutegi reports, the government has also banned fishing activities along the Kenya-Somalia borders, as part of its efforts to contain potential threats posed by the Somalia militia.

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A bomb blast outside a government compound in Mogadishu has killed at least 70 people and left many others wounded, in one of Somalia's deadliest ever suicide attacks, officials and witnesses said. Tuesday's attack was claimed by al-Shabab, the armed anti-government group, and came as the rebels launched attacks in the country's west and south. Al Jazeera's Caroline Malone reports.

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www.ntv.co.ke Earlier in the day Kenya official protested to Eritrea over the country's alleged support for Al-Shabaab. Foreign Affairs Minister Moses Wetangula summoned the Eritrean Ambassador to Nairobi over the growing row. Wetangula says he presented the envoy with what he called evidence of the involvement of the Red Sea state with Al-Shabaab. And as NTV's Albert Gachiri reports, Eritrea's Foreign Affairs minister is now expected in the country next week, to discuss the saga.

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6 Kenyan fishermen returning from the Indian Ocean were abducted by heavily armed suspected Al Shabaab militiamen in Ngomeni area, Magarini district at the Coast. The fishermen say that they were intercepted by 9 heavily armed men with a speedboat, but one of the fishermen managed to escape. The other five were later released at sea and swam ashore. This comes even as Kenya is involved in a military offensive to weed out the Al Shabaab militia group, with Ethiopian troops said to have joined the operation. Meanwhile the Kenya Defence Forces say that they have destroyed 2 Al Shabaab training facilities at the Hola Wajeer area in Badade district, South of Somalia. Sheila Sendeyo has the latest.

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www.ntv.co.ke Kenya will have to spend a lot more on the mission in Somalia as it awaits the United Nations decision on whether or not operation Linda Nchi merges with the AMISOM forces. Although parliament has voted for the change, the country's forces can't join the AU troops just yet. At the same time, the KDF says it has the Al Shabaab on the run to the point that the terrorist group is now changing its name to avoid detection.

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www.ntv.co.ke The United Nations Security Council has slapped additional sanctions on Eritrea for continuing to provide support to armed groups seeking to destabilize Somalia and other parts of the Horn of Africa. The new measures are contained in a resolution which received the support of 13 members with two abstentions. And as Robert Nagila reports, the Eritrean foreign affairs ministry has rejected the resolution terming it an injustice to the people of Eritrea.

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www.ntv.co.ke That battle for the hearts and minds of Somalia is also being fought on phone. In one of the liberated towns in the south, only the telephone infrastructure seems to have survived Al-Shabaab reign. Buurgabo still has a functional telephone communication system. And as John-Allan Namu reports, the soldiers are making full use of it in this war, and so may Al-Shabaab.

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www.ntv.co.ke It is now evident the government is fully committed to carrying out its resolve to protect the country from the threat posed by Somalia's Al Shabaab militia.The Kenyan military has already entered the Somalian territory and is busy marshalling troops at key border points in preparation for what authorities term as a major strike against the militants.And as NTV's Richard Chacha reports,Tourism minister Najib Balala has hailed the move by the military, terming it a major step towards securing Kenyan borders.

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www.ntv.co.ke Kenyan Defence Forces battling the Al Shabaab in Somalia are asking residents of at least ten towns in that country to cut off any links with the group since its preparing to launch a major assault against the militants.The Department of Defense believes that two planes carrying arms for the Somali militant group landed in the city of Baidoa on Sunday. Yassin Juma reports.

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Al Shabaab Video entitled: 'Breezes from the Winds of Victory' The video comprises of the following: The Islamic State of Banaadir Annual Ramadan Qur'an Competition Eid Prayer (interesting to note that women are also present) Distribution of Eid Gifts Eid Khutbah Congregation of Somali people and Mujahideen Message from the Amir of Harakat Shabaab Al-Mujahideen - Sheikh Abu Zubeir to Usama Bin Laden (including fatwa of Ib Taymiyyah) **Statement of Usama Bin Laden to Harakat al-Shababul Mujahideen featured in next video release from Al-Shabaab**

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www.ntv.co.ke A 66-year-old French citizen is now the second foreigner to be kidnapped by suspected Al shabaab combatants operating along the Kenya-somalia border. According to the Internal Security Minister Prof. George Saitoti, the abduction took place early this morning. The kidnappers launched their assault from Ras Chiamboni, across the border from Kenya, and were able to escape capture by Kenya Navy officers.

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On October 11, African Union troops and soldiers from Somalia's Transitional Federal Government pushed Al-Shabaab rebels out of their last remaining stronghold in the Somali capital Mogadishu. One day later, traders and families have begun moving back to rebuild lives deeply affected by violence. Al Jazeera's Peter Greste reports from Bakhara Market, in the capital Mogadishu.

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www.ntv.co.ke As Kenya embarks on a frontline engagement against the faceless Al Shabaab militia, the strain related to the activities of the extremist militia group has been showing particularly in the coastal region. From the kidnappings to the activities of the illegal Mombasa Republican Council, the long shadow of Al Shabaab is being cited as a factor. NTV's Jamila Mohammed reports.

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THE ENEMY WITHIN: Man confesses Al-Shabaab links. Elgiva Bwire arrested with weapons cache in Nairobi pleads guilty to 9 counts of charges leveled against him. He was arrested on Tuesday evening by anti terror police.

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