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Kenya at war : Al-Shabaab and its enemies in Eastern Africa

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Anderson, David and McKnight, J. (2015) Kenya at war : Al-Shabaab and its enemies in Eastern Africa. African Affairs, 114 (454). pp. 1-27. doi:10.1093/afraf/adu082

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Abstract

Kenya's invasion of southern Somalia, which began in October 2011, has turned into an occupation of attrition – while “blowback” from the invasion has consolidated in a series of deadly Al-Shabaab attacks within Kenya. This article reviews the background to the invasion, Operation Linda Nchi, and the prosecution of the war by Kenya's Defence Forces up to the capture of the city of Kismayo and the contest to control its lucrative port. The second section discusses Al-Shabaab's response, showing how the movement has reinvented itself to take the struggle into Kenya. We conclude that while the military defeat of Al-Shabaab in southern Somalia seems inevitable, such a victory may become irrelevant to Kenya's ability to make a political settlement with its Somali and wider Muslim communities at home.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: J Political Science > JQ Political institutions (Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific Area, etc.)
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > History
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Kenya -- Politics and government -- 2002-, Kenya -- History -- 21st century, Shabaab (Organization), Guerrillas -- Africa, Insurgency -- Somalia
Journal or Publication Title: African Affairs
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN: 0001-9909
Official Date: January 2015
Dates:
DateEvent
January 2015Published
19 December 2014Available
12 October 2014Accepted
Volume: 114
Number: 454
Page Range: pp. 1-27
DOI: 10.1093/afraf/adu082
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
AH/H037934/1[AHRC] Arts and Humanities Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000267
214349/F10Norges ForskningsrådUNSPECIFIED

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