Kenya
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Feb- 2020 -4 February
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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Jan- 2020 -24 January
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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5 January
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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Dec- 2019 -7 December
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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Oct- 2019 -13 October
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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Jun- 2019 -15 June
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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May- 2019 -9 May
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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Jan- 2019 -16 January
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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15 January
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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Aug- 2018 -30 August
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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