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Operation Linda Nchi (Swahili: Linda Nchi; "Protect the Country") was a military operation in Kenya. In it, the Kenya Defence Forces were sent into southern Somalia in 2011-2012.[48][16][49] They were sent to fight Al-Shabaab insurgents .The Kenyan government said that the operation was done in 2012. After this, its forces joined AMISOM in Somalia.[50][51][52]
| Operation Linda Nchi | |||||||||
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| Part of the Somali Civil War (2009–present) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Kenya[13] TFG[13] Raskamboni Front[14] ASWJ[15] Azania[16] |
 Al-Shabaab | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Ahmed Madobe[14][20][21][22][23] |
 Sheikh Aweys[29] | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Kenya: More than 6,000 security personnel at peak, including police[30] | Al-Shabaab: Total size of 3,000 "hard-core fighters", 2,000 "allied militants" at end of 2012[31] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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Total: 21–72 killed, 152 injured
67 allied forces killed[nb 1][32] One Harbin Z-9 destroyed (mechanical failure)[39] | Total: 700 militants killed,[34] 61 captured[nb 2][32][41] | ||||||||
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20 civilians killed (Somalia)[41][42][43][44] 6 policemen killed and 17 security forces injured (Kenya)[32][46][47] | |||||||||
Some people think that the Kenyan government wanted to make a buffer zone between Al-Shabaab in southern Somalia and Kenya.[53][54] People also think that Kenya also probably wanted to be seen as a partner with the United States.[55]
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