Operation Linda Nchi | |||||||||
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Part of the War in Somalia (2009–present) | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Kenya TFG Raskamboni Front Ethiopia ASWJ Azania |
Al-Shabaab | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Julius Karangi |
Ibrahim al-Afghani |
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Strength | |||||||||
Kenya: More than 6,000 security personnel at peak, including police | Al-Shabaab: Total size of 3,000 "hard-core fighters", 2,000 "allied militants" at end of 2012 | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Total: 21–72 killed, 152 injured
67 allied forces killed One Harbin Z-9 destroyed (mechanical failure) |
Total: 700 militants killed, 61 captured | ||||||||
20 civilians killed (Somalia) 6 policemen killed and 17 security forces injured (Kenya) |
Allied victory
Julius Karangi
Leonard Ngondi
Mohamed Yusuf Haji
Hussein Arab Isse
Ibrahim al-Afghani
Ahmad Godane
Mukhtar Robow
Hassan Turki