Kenyan army beats and burns 6 Somali refugees at IFO camp to death
At least six Somali refugees at IFO camp in northeastern Kenya were reported to have been burned to death by Kenyan army, as attacks against police, military, and civilian targets in Kenya rise, witnesses said on Thursday.
Mohamud Hassan Mohamed, a resident at IFO confirmed to somali radio Shabelle Media by phone, that Kenyan army has deliberately burnt to death six Somali refugees, who were traveling by car between Hagarder and IFO camps in northeastern Kenyan
Some reports said, the army stopped a bus with many Somalia passengers from IFO camp to Hagarder in northeastern Kenyan and asked their refugee IDs. The crackdown has largely targeted Somali refugees who have been victims for Kenyan army.
It is not clear the exact reason behind this tragic incident and Kenya has not yet made any comments about this.
Kenyan security forces are abusing civilians and Somali refugees in the north-eastern part of the country that borders Somalia.
Dadaab refugee complex is the world's largest refugee camp which houses some 460 000 Somalis who have fled famine and war in their country over the past two decades.