The U.S. Embassy in Nairobi is warning that an imminent terrorist attack in Kenya is possible. The warning was sent out Saturday to all U.S. citizens in the African country, citing credible information. It says that likely targets include places where foreigners gather, including shopping malls and night clubs. U.S. officials did not specify who […]
Kenya Says Somali Militants on the Run
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
Kenya says Somalia’s al-Shabab militants were on the run after it deployed more ground troops and launched airstrikes against rebel targets to secure its border against Somali insurgents. Kenya’s army reported Saturday that its air and ground forces had pushed further across southern Somalia in its pursuit of al-Shabab. The government said forces had moved […]
Kenya Says Somali Militants on the Run
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
Kenya says Somalia’s al-Shabab militants were on the run after it deployed more ground troops and launched airstrikes against rebel targets to secure its border against Somali insurgents. Kenya’s army reported Saturday that its air and ground forces had pushed further across southern Somalia in its pursuit of al-Shabab. The government said forces had moved […]
Kenya Detains Muslim Cleric, Two Doctors in al-Shabab Crackdown
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
Kenya has arrested a Muslim cleric and two doctors with alleged ties to al-Shabab militants in neighboring Somalia, where Kenya’s military has continued to pursue al-Shabab insurgents. The doctors appeared in a Nairobi court on Friday, where they pleaded not guilty to terrorism related charges. The physicians, Ali Omar Salim and Adan Hassan Hillow, operated […]
Kenya Arrests Two Doctors with Suspected Ties to al-Shabab
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
Kenyan police have arrested two doctors with suspected ties to the Somali insurgent group al-Shabab, while the Kenyan military continues its cross-border hunt for al-Shabab militants in southern Somalia. Police said Friday the two doctors were detained in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. They were due to appear in court Friday on terror-related charges. A Kenyan […]
Kenya Arrests Two Doctors with Suspected Ties to al-Shabab
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
Kenyan police have arrested two doctors with suspected ties to the Somali insurgent group al-Shabab, while the Kenyan military continues its cross-border hunt for members of al-Shabab in southern Somalia. Police said Friday the two doctors were detained in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. They are due to appear in court Friday on terror-related charges. A […]
Reports: Al-Shabab Strikes Back in Mogadishu District
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
Witnesses in Somalia say al-Shabab militants have recaptured most of an important district of Mogadishu from African Union troops. Journalists and witnesses tell VOA the al-Qaida-linked group retook the Daynile district Thursday, not long after Somali officials said pro-government forces and AU troops were in control. Witnesses also say they saw the bodies of at […]
Reports: Al-Shabab Strikes Back in Mogadishu District
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
Witnesses in Somalia say al-Shabab militants have recaptured most of an important Mogadishu district, after launching a fierce counterattack that killed dozens of African Union troops. Journalists and witnesses told VOA the al-Qaida-linked group retook the Daynile district Thursday afternoon, and they said sporadic gunfire continued into the evening. Witnesses also told VOA they had […]
Al-Shabab Loses Last Mogadishu District
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
The al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab has been driven from its last stronghold in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. Officials say Somali government and African Union forces seized control of Mogadishu’s Daynile district in a joint military operation early Thursday. A government statement calls Daynile a “strategic corridor” that connects Mogadishu to Somalia’s Middle and Lower Shabelle regions. […]
Al-Shabab Loses Last Mogadishu District
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
Witnesses say Somali government forces are in control of Daynile, the last part of the Somali capital that was controlled by al-Shabab militants. A local journalist confirmed the takeover to VOA Thursday. Somali government troops and African Union forces attacked the district in northern Mogadishu at dawn and seized control of the area after brief […]
