A Somali government spokesman has told Al Jazeera that Kenya is providing logistical and training support in the fight against al-Shabab.<br /><br />Somali and Kenyan troops have launched a joint operation to hunt down the armed anti-government group in southern Somalia.<br /><br />It follows a spate of abductions and attacks on Westerners in Northern Kenya. <br /><br />Al Jazeera's Caroline Malone reports.
