Kenya

US airstrikes cover Somalia military operations against al-Shabaab stronghold

A string of US airstrikes in late January targeted Shabaab fighters in Somalia's south in support of local National Army forces, AFRICOM said

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Kenya commissions 6 MD 530F Cayuse Warrior helicopters

Kenya's military commissioned into service six MD 530F Cayuse Warrior light attack helicopters purchased from the United States

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Al Shabaab attacks Kenya military base in Lamu

Fighters from Somalia's Al-Shabaab group launched an attack on a military base used by US and Kenyan forces in coastal Lamu

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Al Shabaab says it carried out deadly Kenya bus attack that killed police

Police officers were among at least eight people killed in an attack on a bus in northeast Kenya believed to have been staged by al-Shabaab

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Kenyan police killed by roadside bomb in Garissa near Somalia border

A number of Kenyan police officers were killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Garissa near the Somali border

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Kenya police killed in IED explosion near Somalia border

At least eight Kenyan police officers were killed when their vehicle was struck by an IED during a patrol in Wajir County near the border with Somalia

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Kenya court jails British terror suspect Jermaine Grant for possessing explosives

A Kenyan court sentenced British terror suspect Jermaine Grant to four years prison for possessing bomb-making materials

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Kenya: Nairobi attackers ‘eliminated’ after 20-hour siege, 21 killed

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said the attackers who had stormed an upmarket hotel complex had been "eliminated" after an almost 20-hour siege that left at least 14 dead

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Kenya: Explosion and gunfire reported at Nairobi hotel and office complex

Gunfire and at least one explosion have been reported at a hotel and office complex in the Westlands neighborhood of the Kenyan capital Nairobi

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UK signs security and defense agreement with Nigeria, boosts support for AMISOM

UK Prime Minister Theresa May signed a defense and security agreement with Nigeria and announced additional support for the African Union's Mission in Somalia

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