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Kenya: Three platoons deployed at border with Somalia Tue. January 16, 2007 01:18 pm. - Bonny Apunyu (SomaliNet) A total of three platoons have been deployed at border with Somalia following the outbreak of war in the horn of African nation since the year began. The Kenyan soldiers, who are being boosted by the Kenya Air Force, have been patrolling the border from Mandera in northern Kenya to Lamu, on the shores of the Indian Ocean. Reports indicate that the soldiers drawn from the 1st, 7th and the 15th platoons of the Kenya Rifles are deployed at Amuma, Liboi and Hulugho in Garissa district. The three areas are key entry points for people fleeing from the fighting between the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) militia-men and the Somali Government troops backed by Ethiopian soldiers. The soldiers at the border have strict instructions not to allow either Somali refugees or militiamen from entering Kenya. The soldiers have been instrumental in keeping away the militiamen who have bolted from Somalia following their routing from Mogadishu and Kismayu. News Category: Somalia Latest Headlines Latest News Somalia: Somali pirates hijack second Stolt ship-of... Libya: 6 killed as gun battles break out in southeas... Nigeria: Militants threaten to renew "oil war" if a... Zimbabwe: Opposition chief Tsvangirai rejects SADC c... Philippine: Troops kill 10 Muslim rebels in the troub... Ivory Coast: Political leaders postpone November 3... Rwanda: Thousands protest against arrest of Rwa... Nicaragua: Thousands riot after Nicaragua local elec... India negotiating a $1.5 -billion arms deal with Isra... Sudan, Chad restore full diplomatic ties, exchange e... More News...