Twelve killed in attack in northeast Kenya
Twelve people were killed in an attack in Mandera in northeast Kenya today by suspected Islamist militants from the Somalia’s al Shabaab group, Kenyan media quoted police as saying, the latest strike in an area by the militants. Privately-owned television stations Citizen and NTV said 12 people were killed in the attack on a guest house. The privately-owned Daily Nation newspaper also gave the same death toll, quoting the head...
Six killed in suspected Islamist attack in Kenya
Suspected Islamist militants from the Somali group al Shabaab killed six people in an attack in northeast Kenya today, a regional governor said. The Mandera region on the Somali border has often been targeted by al Shabaab, which says it will continue its campaign of attacks in Kenya until the Kenyan government withdraws its troops from Somalia where they are part of an African force. “We have suffered another sad attack,”...
Kenya, America boost security to foil IS plot
Kenya and the United States have beefed up security in East Africa to confront a terrorist network linked to the Islamic State (IS). This follows credible intelligence that the IS has gained a foothold in Kenya and is planning attacks. A top suspect in the plan is former Al-Shabaab recruiter and spokesman Abdiqadir Mumin, who now heads a group of IS-linked individuals in the region. On Wednesday, the US blocked all his properties...
South Sudan and the Ugandan-Kenyan Divergence
Author: Andrew Korybko Regional powers are brainstorming the most efficient way to contain the outburst of violence in South Sudan, but in the process, Uganda and Kenya have found themselves at loggerheads due to competing visions for what needs to be done. Kenya wants to implement an immediate arms embargo and expand the multilateral (UN and African Union) operation that’s already active on the ground with a strengthened mandate for...
Suspected Islamist recruiter kills four at Kenyan police station
A suspected recruiter for the Somali militant group al Shabaab shot dead at least four Kenyan policemen in the station where he was being held on Thursday (July 14) after he snatched a weapon from a guard, police said. He was later killed by an elite squad, which specialises in hostage situations, after holding other prisoners hostage as police surrounded Kapenguria police station in west Kenya, officials said. The squad was flown in...
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