Al Shabaab says 'obtained radar equipments' Updated: 2011-11-11 09:50(Xinhua)
MOGADISHU - The rebel militants of Al Shabaab in Somalia said they have obtained radarequipments and other military hardware to fight against Kenyan and Somali troops battling thegroup in the south of the war-torn country, a pro-Al Shabaab website reported on Thursday.
The claim by the radical group comes as row over alleged shipment of arms for Al Shabaabhave been growing between Kenya and Eritrea. Eritrea is accused of sending weapons to thegroup, but the country has strongly denies the accusation.
"Radar equipments have been brought to some of the Somalia Wilaayaats (provinces) to detectenemy aircraft breaching Somalia's airspace," said Somalimemo, a website used by AlShabaab.
The site quoting an unnamed official added "other 'modern equipments 'were found to counterthe aging Kenyan aircraft fleet". The Al Shabaab official did not give further details about wherethe group got the new military equipment or where they were installed.
Kenyan have lately been carrying out air raids against Al Shabaab targets in southern Somaliawhere the group controls. Allied Kenyan and Somali government troops have since earlyOctober been carrying out a military action aimed at ousting the militant fighters from the southof the war-ravaged Horn of Africa nation.
The group also asserted they have enlisted the retired senior military officials of former Somaligovernment of Mohamed Siyad Barre to advise on and take part in the fight against Kenyanand Somali government troops.
The radical rebel group of Al Shabaab this week displayed several speedboats and dozens ofnewly trained fighters carrying AK-47s as well as local traditional fighters armed with spears,bows and arrows in the southern port town of Marka.
Al Shabaab reiterated threats of attacks against Kenyan for sending its troops across theborder to Somalia as well as against Burundi and Uganda, two countries who are currentlycontributing troops to the 9,000-strong African Union mission in Somalia (AMISOM) based inMogadishu.
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