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Kenya Plans to Build a Separate Prison for 'Extremist' Offenders, President Says
Amid the growing threat of attacks from Somali militant group al Shabaab, the leader said the new facility would be the landing place for “violent and extremist” criminals, adding to the country’s cadre of maximum security jails.
Kenya College Reopens Months After Al Shabaab Attack Killed 148
Photos on social media showed lecture halls with seats full on Monday as Garissa University College’s as staff returned to campus for the first time since gunmen from the militant launched the attack in April.
US Citizen Defects from al Shabaab as Group Contends with Competing Islamic State
The man told Reuters that he found the group's ideology "totally wrong," but al Shabaab sources told other outlets that he had recently aligned himself with the Islamic State — an offense that the al Qaeda affiliate punishes with death.
Kenya Destroys Suspected al Shabaab Camps As Group Argues About the Islamic State
Security forces are in the middle of a months-long operation in the Boni forest to push out suspected militants and thwart their ability to wage attacks within Kenya after a string of high-profile attacks.
Two Suspected Foreign Fighters Among the Dead in Latest al Shabaab Attack in Kenya
An assault on a Kenyan military base by the Somali militant group left two soldiers and 11 al Shabaab fighters dead, including two that were reportedly Caucasian.
Al Shabaab Ambushes Kenyan Police Officers Near Somali Border
There are conflicting reports on the number of police casualties in the attack; militants say they killed 25, the police say zero.
One Dead After Blast Causes Panicked Kenyan Students to Leap From Windows Amid al Shabaab Fears
An electricity transformer exploded Sunday morning at the University of Nairobi campus, causing a stampede by students who feared al Shabaab was attacking the school.
Al Shabaab Promises 'Gruesome War' in Kenya After Massacre at University
The Somali militant group vowed to make Kenyan cities run “red with blood,” following the attack Thursday at a Kenyan university that killed 148 people.