ケニア軍がソマリア南部の携帯電話電信柱を破壊している？

　ケニア軍が対al Shabab作戦を展開する…のはまあいいとして、その作戦上の都合でソマリア国内（Gedo地区）の携帯電話用マストを倒しまくっているのだとか。

BBC Kenya 'destroying mobile phone masts in Somalia' 20:00 26 Aug 2019　By Will Ross

「The Somali government has accused the Kenyan military of destroying mobile phone masts in the south of the country, where Kenyan troops are deployed in the fight against the Islamist militant group, al-Shabab.

It wants the African Union to intervene and investigate the attacks which seem to be aimed at preventing the militants from communicating.」

　そりゃまあ、相手の通信手段を奪うのは軍事的な行動と云えばそのとおりですが、民生用でもあるしそれ。でまあ、4000人ほどが携帯が繋がらなくなってお困りだという。

「Somali telecoms firm Hormuud issued a statement on Saturday, saying there had been 12 such attacks in the Gedo region disconnecting up to 4,000 people」

「It is clear that the Somali government is furious with the Kenyan military.

On the state broadcaster's website, Telecommunication Minister Abdi Anshur Hassan said "an enemy" had openly attacked the Somali economy.」

　流石にソマリア政府はお怒りで、「敵」がソマリア経済を攻撃しているとまで述べたという。