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Xenophobia, Fear Follow Nairobi Blasts
Grenade attacks on a pub and a bus stop in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, which resulted in one death and several injuries, have left many living in fear, while Kenyan Somalis and Somali refugees say they feel they have become terror suspects by virtue...
Al-shabab Threats Force Increase in Security Around Nairobi
Security has been beefed up in the Kenyan capital Nairobi and surrounding areas in the wake of threats of attack by the Somali Islamist group al-Shabab.
Kenyan Troops Seize Somali Town Afmadow From Al-Shabab
Kenyan troops with help from forces of the Transitional Federal Government in Somalia Tuesday took control of the town of Afmadow, hitherto controlled by al-Shabab fighters. How People Arrived Here: afmadow town latest
Al-Shabab Threatens Kenya with Attacks If Its Troops Stay in Somalia
The al-Qaeda-backed Islamist group al-Shabab Monday issued a threat to the effect that Kenya would be attacked by its militiamen if Nairobi does not immediately withdraw its troops from southern Somalia. How People Arrived Here: effects of Alshabab in...
Kenyan Military Helicopter That Crashed At the Somali Border Was Not Brought Down By Enemy Fire
A Kenyan military chopper that crashed at the border with Somalia on Sunday killing five military personnel was not brought down by enemy fire, it has emerged on Monday.
Thousands Displaced As Fighting Flares in Mogadishu
Hundreds of families are on the move in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, after three days of fighting between government troops supported by African Union peacekeeping troops (AMISOM) and Islamist insurgents, local sources told IRIN.
To Talk Or Not to Talk to Al-Shabab
Al-Shabab insurgents remain a potent force in Somalia, but there is no public hint of talks on the horizon to reach a political settlement.
Thousands Rally Against Al-Shabab Attack in Mogadishu
Thousands of demonstrators on Sunday rallied in the capital Mogadishu to show solidarity against the extremist group al-Shabab, and condemn its truck bombing that killed more than 70 people and injured 100 more at the compound of the Ministry of Education...
