KENYA-SOMALIA: Thousands flee amid fears of fighting along border

GARISSA Thursday, November 27, 2008 (IRIN) - Thousands of people are fleeing parts of the north-east region of Mandera and neighbouring Somali border areas after Kenya beefed up its security presence to counter possible threats from Somali armed groups. "At least 1,500 families [9,000 people] have left Elwak [an area in Mandera] and its environs," Titus Mung’ou, Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) public relations officer, told IRIN. This had left Elwak virtually a ghost town and affected...