NEW : Abductions of tourists , workers in Kenya have heightened tensions . Kenyan troops are pursuing suspected Islamic militants from Al-Shabaab across the border into Somalia , Kenyan government spokesman Alfred Mutua told CNN Sunday . Mogadishu is evoking its right to self-defense in sending troops into Somalia . Al Shabaab is linked to al Qaeda and is considered a terrorist organization by al Qaeda military forces said they drove Al-Shabaab out of Somalia last week .
NEW : Abductions of tourists , workers in Kenya have heightened tensions . Mogadishu is evoking its right to self-defense in sending troops into Somalia . Al Shabaab is linked to al Qaeda and is considered a terrorist organization by al Qaeda military forces said they drove Al-Shabaab out of Somalia last week .