page_title: 15 Kenya Rifles
hierarchical_section_title: 15 Kenya Rifles
caption_attribution_description: English: U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Edward W. Deptola exchanges his M16A4 rifle for a G3 gun with a Kenyan army soldier from the 15th Kenyan Rifle Battalion March 5, 2007, during Edged Mallet 2007 at Naval Base Manda Bay, Kenya. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is conducting the bilateral exercise, which includes operational training with Kenyan land and naval forces as well as serving the local community at a medical clinic and refurbishing a school. Deptola is from Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/2, 2 6th MEU.
context_page_description: 15 Battalion Kenya Rifles 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.
  At the time of the Battle of Kulbiyow against Al Shabaab, the Kulbiyow base in Jubaland, Somalia, was held by 250 Kenyan and Somali soldiers. The core of the base garrison was formed by C Company, 15 KR of 120 men, organized into four platoons. The Kenyan company also included a howitzer battery as well as several mortars.
context_section_description: 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.
  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. The core of the base garrison was formed by C Company, 15 KR of 120 men, organized into four platoons. The Kenyan company also included a howitzer battery as well as several mortars.
caption: 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.
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