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Eight Kenyan police officers were killed when their vehicle was blown up by an improvised explosive device in a suspected attack by Somalia-based jihadist group al-Shabaab, police said.The incident took place on Tuesday in Garissa county in eastern Kenya, a region on the border with Somalia, where al-Shabaab has been waging a bloody insurgency against the fragile government in Mogadishu for more than 15 years."We lost eight police officers in...

In readiness to respond to the terror threats, Kenya has constructed 14 fully equipped forward operating bases along the border with Somalia.

In the face of delayed or stalled offensive action taken against it, Shabaab seeks to rally its forces.

He cautioned troops not to relax because of Atmis drawdown but to instead be more aggressive.

He told the peace keepers that the strategic leadership had identified the weaknesses which caused al-Shabaab to attack and overran Buulo Marer camp, saying these were both tactical and external...