Police launch manhunt for mastermind in Garissa GSU attack

By Duncan Mutwiri,

Police have launched a manhunt for an Al- Shabaab militant suspected to have been involved in the attack that led to the death of 10 General Service U...

Abdullahi Banati , Al Shabaab , GSU , suspects

President Kenyatta mourns 11 GSU officers killed in IED attack

By Ian Omondi,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has mourned 11 General Service Unit (GSU) officers killed when a vehicle they were travelling in ran over an Improvised Explo...

Garissa County , GSU officers , Improvised Explosive Device , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Jubaland President Madobe confident of win in August elections

By Citizen Reporter,

Somalia State of Jubaland is headed to the polls on August 24. The outcome of this forthcoming election is crucial for peace and stability in the ...

Gov’t ‘not aware’ of JKIA standoff with Somalia Gov’t officials

By Muia Joseph,

The Government has denied reports that Somalia officials were denied entry at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) over the maritime standof...

Cuban doctors kidnapped , jkia , somalia

Al-Shabaab militants attack village in Mandera

By Ian Omondi,

Suspected Al-Shabaab militants early Sunday morning reportedly launched an attack on Hareri hosle village near Mandera town. Taking to Twitter, VOA...

Al Shabaab , Kenya Police Reserve , Mandera

Court detains driver of abducted Cuban doctors for 15 days

By Agnes Oloo,

A Nairobi court has allowed police to detain for 15 days a driver attached to the two Cuban doctors who were kidnapped by Al Shabaab militants last we...

charles owino , Cuban doctors , Magistrate Muthoni Nzibe

Medical personnel demand security after abduction of 2 Cuban doctors

By Citizen Reporter,

By Abchun Abdi Medical personnel in Kilifi County now want security to be beefed up in health facilities to ensure their security is guaranteed fol...

Cuban doctoprs , Cuban doctors , kidnapping , Kilifi County , Mandera

Cuban doctors abducted in Mandera by suspected Al-Shabaab militants

By Wangui Ngechu,

Two Cuban doctors have reportedly been abducted in Mandera town. There are fears that Al-Shabaab insurgents may be behind the abduction that saw on...

cuban doctors abducted , Herera Correa , Landy Rodriguez , mandera referral hospital

China assures Kenya of support in war against terrorism

By Allan Irungu,

The Chinese Government has assured Kenya of its support in the war against terrorism, following the 14 Riverside Drive terror attack and the recent Al...

14 Riverside , china

Garissa: 4 injured after suspected Al-Shabaab militants attack Chinese company

By Amos Sambu,

Four people were on Sunday night injured when eight gunmen suspected to be Al-Shabaab militants attempted to overrun a Chinese road construction site ...

Al Shabaab , Dadaab , Garissa County , Police Commander Richard Kerina , Terror Attack

A look at terror attacks in Kenya since the 1998 U.S. embassy bombing

By Citizen Reporter,

A timeline of terror attacks in Kenya over the past 20 years: August 7 1998: Over 200 people killed in an attack at the United States Embassy in...

14 Riverside Drive , Al Shabaab , West gate

U.S. military kills nine militants in Somalia

By Reuters,

The U.S. military said it killed nine militants in an air strike targeting al Shabaab in Lebede, Somalia, as part of its operations to support the gov...

Alshabaab militants , Somalia air strike , U.S. military

AFRICOM: US airstrike in Somalia targets Al-Shabaab

By VOA,

A U.S. military airstrike Tuesday in Somalia killed three al-Shabab militants, according to the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). The U.S. conducted n...

Al-Qaida , Al-Shabab militants , ISIS-Somalia , somalia , United States

UN lifts nearly decade-old sanctions on Eritrea

By CNN,

The UN Security Council unanimously voted on Wednesday to lift 9-year-old sanctions against Eritrea that imposed travel bans, asset freezes and an arm...

Djibouti , Eritrea , Ethiopia , UN , UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

North Eastern counties grapple with al Shabaab attacks

By VOA,

Leaders of Kenya's northeastern counties have vowed to fight against al Shabaab, the Somalia-based militant group that has terrorised the region for t...

Al Shabaab , garissa , korane , Mandera

KDF soldiers kill 10 Al-Shabaab militants in Lamu

By Ian Omondi,

Soldiers from the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) on Monday killed 10 Al-Shabaab militants and recovered seven AK47 rifles, ammunition during a dawn opera...

Al Shabaab , Colonel Paul Njuguna , KDF soldiers , Lamu County , Taksile

Al-Shabaab execute 2 Kenyans over spying

By Hassan Mugambi,

Al-Shabaab terror group on Monday executed two Kenyans they accused of spying for Somalia and Kenyan intelligence services in Fino town, Lower Shabell...

AL QAEDA , Al Shabaab , Kenyan intelligence services , spying

Security alert over possible Al-Shabaab attacks

By Wangui Ngechu,

The National Police Service has issued a security alert against Al-Shabaab militants whom they say are trying to stage attacks during the holy month o...

Abdiwahab Osman Ahmed , Al Shabaab , Ibrahim Mohammed , Mandera , Mumina Eroba , Qarsa primary school , Shariff lin Kulul , Wajir

Nairobi couple suspected of financing Al Shabaab arrested

By Hassan Mugambi,

Police have arrested a couple suspected to be financiers and logisticians for the Al-Shabaab terror group. 42-year-old Yassin Abdille Hussein aka A...

Abdiweli Mohamed Guleid , Fartun Mohammed Guleid , Yassin Abdille Hussein aka Abu Sumeiya

U.S. air strike in Somalia kills three militants killed

By Reuters,

The U.S. military has said it killed three militants after launching an air strike in Somalia against al Shabaab, a militant Islamist group allied wit...

15 injured in central Somalia mosque blast , Al Shabaab , U.S air strike Somalia