Kenya warns al-Shabab of bombing by Twitter

[Pete]

Kenya warns al-Shabab of bombing by Twitter

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15547512

"Kenya's military spokesman has warned the residents of 10 towns in Somalia via Twitter that they "will be under attack continuously".

Maj Emmanuel Chirchir clarified to the BBC that bases of the al-Shabab militia were outside those towns, and that these camps would be their target................"

War Twitter - who-da' thunk it.

[Pete]

Somali al-Shabab militants attack Kenyan army convoy

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15550115

"Somalia's transitional government has said its forces, backed by Kenyan troops, have repulsed an attack by Islamist al-Shabab insurgents.

A Somali military spokesman told the BBC they killed 36 insurgents in a counter-attack in the south.

But an al-Shabab commander said the militia had destroyed Kenyan military trucks and inflicted heavy casualties. .....................

Kinda' hard to pick the 5 W's out of this story.

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Originally Posted by Pete

War Twitter - who-da' thunk it.

About a year or more ago I read a statement in the you-tube replies of some bombing or IED video. I forget exactly what it replied to, but it warned soon everyone would hear from al-Shabab.

Internet, everyone is on it.