-Associated Press- (Mogadishu)-US military forces have attacked the Islamic extremist al-Shabab network in an operation in Somalia, the Pentagon said, in a strike a Somali official said targeted the group’s fugitive leader. Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm John Kirby said the… Read more ›
Several groups have vowed to take to the streets if the Kenyan government continues to ignore their calls to immediately address the country’s security problems. Since the beginning of this year, terrorists have carried out a series of deadly attacks… Read more ›
Ugandan police have drastically increased their surveillance in the country after reports emerged last week of impending terrorist attacks. Police spokesman, Fred Enanga, has announced that all public places without adequate security provisions will be shut down. He has also… Read more ›
One of Kenya’s main opposition party has expressed “strong displeasure” over the government’s crack down on illegal migrants in Nairobi’s Somali-populated Eastleigh district. According to the acting chairman of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), Peter Anyang Nyong’o, the operation, code-named… Read more ›
A renowned radical Muslim cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Sharif, also known as ‘Makaburi’, was shot dead on Tuesday evening outside a court building some miles from Mombasa. Reports indicate that the cleric was waiting for a vehicle outside Shanzu court building… Read more ›
The United Nations has censured the Kenyan government’s decision for all refugees in the east African nation to relocate to two designated refugee camps following a spate of terrorist attacks. Adrian Edwards, spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for… Read more ›
The trial of four men accused of abetting the deadly attack on Nairobi’s Westgate Mall in September last year resumed today, Wednesday 15th, at the Milimani High Court, Nairobi. The suspects are reportedly being accused of terrorism under Kenya’s Anti-Terrorism… Read more ›
The 4 Al Shabab terrorists who laid siege on an upscale shopping mall in Nairobi two months ago have been identified, an official revealed yesterday. According to the unnamed western official, the 4 men, who were trained in Somalia, crossed… Read more ›
The Kenyan government has dismissed fifteen immigration officials following an investigation into last month’s deadly attack on the Westgate mall. Authorities say the officials are being dismissed for their involvement in issuing illegal immigrants with Kenyan identification documents. The officials,… Read more ›
Kenyan Police say there is no evidence linking Samantha Lewthwaite to the 21st September attack on the Westgate mall in Nairobi. There had been speculations that the British born Muslim-convert, who is currently wanted by Interpol and Kenyan authorities, was… Read more ›