Al-Shabab ambush kills 30 Kenyan troops  http://www.islamtimes.org/vdciqpazwt1azp2.ilct.html 

Somalia's al-Shabab fighters say they have killed at least 30 foreign soldiers in an attack in the country's south, as violence rages on the lawless Horn of Africa nation.

 The incident occurred when the Somali fighters ambushed a convoy of Kenyan troops, which resulted in an hours-long battle.The fighting began on Thursday afternoon and continued overnight between the southern Somali towns of Tabda, where Kenyan soldiers are operating, and Bilis Qooqaani.Al-Shabab fighters said they also managed to destroy six Kenyan military trucks.Somali government officials, however, has put the number of mortalities at about 21.They said only three trucks destroyed in that attack and four other vehicles were captured by the fighters.