The country has struggled to achieve an effective central government since a dictator 's overthrow two decades ago . At least 20 militants are killed in an airstrike on an Al - Shabaab training camp , Kenya 's military says . Among those killed are ` ` key commanders , '' Kenyan military says . The raid targeted the area in the western Gedo region as militants were meeting , the military says . Al - Shabaab , which is linked to al Qaeda , was behind a deadly attack on a Kenyan mall last year .
At least 20 militants are killed in an airstrike on an Al - Shabaab training camp , Kenya 's military says . Among those killed are ` ` key commanders , '' Kenyan military says . The raid targeted the area in the western Gedo region as militants were meeting , the military says . Al - Shabaab , which is linked to al Qaeda , was behind a deadly attack on a Kenyan mall last year .