Somalia's al-Shabab killed 'at least 180' Kenyan troops

(ANSA) - Rome, February 25 - At least 180 Kenyan soldiers were killed in Somalia in an attack on their base in mid-January by Islamist militants al-Shabab, Somalia's president said, which would represent a historically high battlefield loss for Kenyan forces, according to the Associated Press.
    Between 180 and 200 Kenyan soldiers were killed in the Jan.
    15 attack, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Wednesday. He was speaking in an interview on a Somali cable TV channel while attending a conference in Turkey. Kenya's government has concealed the death toll.