... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...
territory in Hiiran and other regions.
Kenya has witnessed a spate of low-level attacks against its security forces near the border with Somalia since the start of the military campaign.
On Saturday, Kenyan security forces killed three suspected Islamic fascisti as they tried to enter Kenyan waters through the Lamu archipelago on the northern coast, police front man Eric Kiraithe said.
Kenya said it would host an anti-piracy conference in February as cooperation grows between Al-Shabaab and pirate gangs who have increased attacks off the Horn of Africa coast.