"In January 2016, Kenya suffered its largest ever military defeat at the battle of El Adde in the Gedo region of Somalia. Yet many of the questions surrounding this attack remain unanswered. On the six-month anniversary of the battle at El Adde, this report provides a preliminary analysis of the battle and some of the wider issues with respect to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)." -- Publisher's website
Notes
"July 2016"
"This issue brief was drafted by Paul D. Williams, Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Security Policy Studies program in the Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University, and a Non-Resident Senior Adviser at the International Peace Institute."