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2026-11-11 Africa Horn
Eight killed in suspected al-Shabaab ambush in northeast Kenya: police
[GaroweOnline] Eight people were killed Tuesday in northeastern Kenya when suspected al-Shabaab
... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...
forces of Evil attacked a vehicle carrying construction workers and police near the Somali border, officials said.

The victims included five construction workers, two police reservists, and their driver, according to police and a senior regional administrative official.

"The team was traveling to a project site when they were ambushed by suspected al-Shabaab fighters," a police brass hat said on condition of anonymity. "Eight people bit the dust in the attack."

The incident occurred in Mandera County near the mostly non-existent border with Somalia, an area that has frequently been targeted by the al-Qaeda-linked bad boy group.

Al-Shabaab has waged a violent mostly peaceful insurgency against Somalia's central government for over 15 years and has repeatedly launched cross-border raids into Kenya.

The group, which targets Kenyan security personnel, infrastructure, and civilians, demands the withdrawal of Kenyan troops stationed in Somalia as part of an African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
peacekeeping force.

Security forces have launched a search operation in the area to track down the assailants. # id) ?>
Posted by trailing wife 2026-11-11 2026-11-11 02:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| ||Comments [15 views ]  Top
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