Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) On January 15, a massive blast shattered the dawn calm at El Adde military base. That figure would make what happened at El Adde Kenya's largest military defeat since its independence in 1963. Kenyan authorities silentMourners attend a vigil in Nairobi in honor of Kenyan soldiers killed at El Adde base in Somalia. By the time the sun set, as many as 141 Kenyan soldiers were dead -- some shot at point-blank range. Propaganda video offers cluesThe coffin of Sergeant Juma Zahoro, who died at El Adde, is carried to his funeral in Mombasa.

Source: CNN May 31, 2016 04:07 UTC