Why are Scots troops training Kenyan soldiers? | BBC Scotland News

Scottish troops are in demand in east Africa to help train soldiers in their fight against the Islamist militant group al-Shabab.

The Scots are supporting the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) who have been fighting inside neighbouring Somalia for almost a decade.

It is not a conventional war. The Kenyans are taking on al-Shabab, a terrorist group banned by both the US and the UK, which uses guerrilla tactics to inflict maximum damage on its enemies.

Its methods are similar to those used by insurgent groups such as the Taliban in Afghanistan.

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