### [2026-07-29](/feed/2026/07/29/index.md)

##### Somali Civil War
# Five soldiers are killed in a shootout with Al-Shabaab gunmen in Mandera County, Kenya. 




### Sources:

1. [Garowe Online](https://www.garoweonline.com/en/world/africa/five-kenyan-soldiers-killed-in-al-shabaab-attack-near-somalia-border)

### Changes:

1. Five Kenyan soldiers are killed in a shootout with Al-Shabaab gunmen in Mandera County, Kenya.  _2026-07-29 15:54:58 (First version)_
1. Five soldiers are killed in a shootout with Al-Shabaab gunmen in Mandera County, Kenya.  _(Current version)_

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