TABDA, Somalia — Tabda was one of the first towns seized by the Kenyan army when it invaded Somalia in mid-October, but it’s hardly a town at all.
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A Kenyan army helicopter takes off from Liboi military base in Kenya headed for Somalia.
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Kenyan soldiers in defensive trenches outside Tabda, Somalia.
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Kenyan soldiers patrol in southern Somalia.
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Kenyan soldiers fan out in the scrub of southern Somalia.
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Kenyan soldiers patrol the town of Tabda, Somalia.
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Somali civilians in Tabda village.
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A Kenyan soldier stands guard in Tabda, Somalia.
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Kenyan soldiers patrol in Somalia.
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A Ras Kamboni soldier in Dhobley, Somalia.
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A Ras Kamboni soldier stands guard as a woman speaks in Tabda, Somalia.
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Sheikh ahmed madobe
Commander of the Ras Kamboni militia.
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Dhobley hospital
The bullet-riddled hospital in Dhobley has been repaired and reopened since the Kenyan invasion, paid for with funds from Somali exiles.
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Dhobley school
This school in Dhobley, Somalia, funded by Somali exiles, has reopened since the Kenyan army invaded last year.
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A Kenyan army helicopter takes off from Tabda, Somalia.
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