| 15 Battalion Kenya Rifles | |
|---|---|
 United States Marine Corps Sgt. Edward Deptola exchanges his M16 rifle for a G3 gun with a soldier from the 15th Kenyan Rifle Battalion in March 2007. | |
| Active | 13 March 1989 |
| Country |
 Kenya |
| Branch |
 Kenya Army |
| Type | Infantry battalion |
| Role | Ground Combat, Ceremonial Duties |
| Garrison/HQ | Mombasa, Mariakani Barracks |
| Nickname(s) | The One five |
15 Battalion Kenya Rifles (15 KR) is an infantry battalion of the Kenya Army. It was formed on 13 March 1989 as a infantry unit based in the outskirts of coastal Mombasa. The unit took part in the UNTAG peacekeeping mission in Namibia in 1990.[1]
At the time of the Battle of Kulbiyow (27 January 2017) against Al Shabaab, the Kulbiyow base in Jubaland, Somalia, was held by 250 Kenyan and Somali soldiers.[2][3] The core of the base garrison was formed by C Company, 15 KR[2] of 120 men,[3] organized into four platoons.[4] The Kenyan company also included a howitzer battery as well as several mortars.[2]
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- ↑ BY NYAMBEGA GISESA ngisesa@ke.antionmedia.com. "Licensed to kill: The world of Kenya’s elite forces". Nation.co.ke. https://www.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/dn2/The-world-of-Kenyas-elite-forces/957860-1645208-view-asAMP-2advv4z/index.html. Retrieved 2018-07-19.; Kenya Yearbook 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Fred Mukinda (5 February 2018). "KDF commander recounts Shabaab attack". Daily Nation. https://www.nation.co.ke/news/1056-3800246-3cwa1lz/index.htm. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jason Burke (27 January 2017). "Witnesses say dozens killed in al-Shabaab attack on Kenyan troops". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/27/al-shabaab-claims-to-have-killed-dozens-of-kenyan-troops-in-somalia.
- ↑ Moses Michira (29 January 2017). "Kulbiyow camp battle left 68 patriots dead". The Standard (Kenya). https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001227555/kulbiyow-camp-battle-left-68-patriots-dead.
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