A Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) warship patrols near the Somali port town of Kismayu October 1, 2012. Kenyan warships shelled the southern Somali port of Kismayu overnight after al Qaeda-linked rebels said they had abandoned the city, residents said. Stunned by an assault by sea, air and ground forces late on Friday night, al Shabaab rebels fled the city that had been their key source of revenue, retreating to surrounding forests and towns. *******/Thomas Mukoya
A Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) warship patrols near Somalia's port town of Kismayu October 1, 2012. Hundreds of Somali government troops and allied militia fighters deployed throughout the former al Shabaab rebel stronghold of Kismayu on Monday, sending panicked locals scrambling for cover. Residents said some soldiers took up positions on rooftops and that there was no immediate retaliation from the al Qaeda-linked militants who fled the port city on Friday after Kenyan and Somali troops launched an assault by sea, air and land. *******/Thomas Mukoya
A Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) warship patrols near the Somali port town of Kismayu October 1, 2012. Kenyan warships shelled the southern port of Kismayu overnight after al Qaeda-linked rebels said they had abandoned the city, residents said. Stunned by an assault by sea, air and ground forces late on Friday night, al Shabaab rebels fled the city that had been their key source of revenue, retreating to surrounding forests and towns. *******/Thomas Mukoya
A Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) warship patrols near the Somali port town of Kismayu October 1, 2012. Kenyan warships shelled the southern port of Kismayu overnight after al Qaeda-linked rebels said they had abandoned the city, residents said. Stunned by an assault by sea, air and ground forces late on Friday night, al Shabaab rebels fled the city that had been their key source of revenue, retreating to surrounding forests and towns. *******/Thomas Mukoya
A Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) warship docks at the Manda Naval base near the Kenya-Somalia border October 1, 2012. Hundreds of Somali government troops and allied militia fighters deployed throughout the former al Shabaab rebel stronghold of Kismayu on Monday, sending panicked locals scrambling for cover. Residents said some soldiers took up positions on rooftops and that there was no immediate retaliation from the al Qaeda-linked militants who fled the port city on Friday after Kenyan and Somali troops launched an assault by sea, air and land. *******/Thomas Mukoya
Soldiers of the Kenyan Contingent serving the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) sit in a truck as their convoy makes its way between the port of Kismayu and the city's airport, October 2, 2012. Kenyan troops fighting under the African Union flag entered al Shabaab's former stronghold of Kismayu for the first time on Tuesday after launching an offensive against the port on Friday, forcing the rebels to flee. *******/African Union-United Nations Information Support Team/Stuart Price/Handout
Soldiers of the Kenyan Contingent serving the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) sit in a truck as their convoy makes its way between the port of Kismayu and the city's airport, October 2, 2012. Kenyan troops fighting under the African Union flag entered al Shabaab's former stronghold of Kismayu for the first time on Tuesday after launching an offensive against the port on Friday, forcing the rebels to flee. *******/African Union-United Nations Information Support Team/Stuart Price/Handout
Soldiers of the Kenyan Contingent serving the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) sit in a truck as their convoy makes its way between the port of Kismayu and the city's airport, October 2, 2012. Kenyan troops fighting under the African Union flag entered al Shabaab's former stronghold of Kismayu for the first time on Tuesday after launching an offensive against the port on Friday, forcing the rebels to flee. *******/African Union-United Nations Information Support Team/Stuart Price/Handout
Soldiers of Kenyan Contingent serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) talk in front of an al Shabaab flag at Kismayu airport October 2, 2012. Kenyan troops fighting under the African Union flag entered al Shabaab's former stronghold of Kismayu for the first time on Tuesday after launching an offensive against the port on Friday, forcing the rebels to flee. *******/African Union-United Nations Information Support Team/Stuart Price/Handout