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9 years on: Kenya remembers Garissa University terror victims

There were low-key activities at the university and in Nairobi where government officials marked the day.

Kenya , Garissa , North-eastern , Nairobi , Nairobi-area , Nyumba-kumi , Kithure-kindiki , National-intelligence-service , Kenya-defence , Garissa-university , National-border-management-conference , National-counter-terrorism-center

NCTC launches public portal to address violent extremism

Violent extremism is emerging as a leading threat to security in the country.

Kenya , Somalia , Garissa , North-eastern , Kenyan , Kenyans , Mohamed-kuno , Rashid-charles-mberesero , Mohamed-ali-abikar , Nyumba-kumi , Garissa-university , Kenya-defence-forces

The allure of death: How I survived Shabaab attack in Somalia


Kenyan trader recounts how he survived gun attack that left six of his colleagues dead.

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Two cops among three dead in Mandera food kiosk blast

Police say the IED had been planted on Sunday night to target those frequenting there

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Bomb-making materials seized in raid on Garissa al Shabaab cell

Police said three 'experts' of assembling the explosives managed to escape.

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Gunmen kill 2 police reservists, injure one in Lamu

The survivor had a bullet wound in the leg following the attack at Ziwa la Taa village in Witu.

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Shabaab retakes territory as the U.S. sanctions one of its money laundering networks

Shabaab continues to undo progress made against it in central Somalia; the United States continues to go after its financials and conducting periodic drone strikes against its forces.

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Nine cops injured in IED attack in Hagadera, Garissa

Victims who suffered multiple injuries were airlifted to Nairobi for specialised treatment

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Jihadi History: Al-Qaeda's failed mobilization efforts in Central African Republic

In early 2014, as Muslim civilians were being massacred in Central African Republic as part of a cycle of violence between Muslim and Christian militias, al-Qaeda went on a full-court press in an attempt to foster any jihadist movement to take up arms in the country. These attempts, however, largely fell on deaf ears. As such, this offers a unique glimpse into when, and potentially how, jihadist mobilization attempts fail.

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Mogadishu blast kills at least 10

‘I have counted 10 dead people and 15 others injured. My shop is completely destroyed. The blasts took place in four places in the centre of the market,’ trader says

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