Mpeketoni attack in kenya likely perpetrated by alshabaab. Police officer killed, others injured in lamu al shabaab. A man looks at the wreckage of a 14seater minibus attacked by alshabaab militants in the kenyan coastal town of mpeketoni. Al shabaab militants raided a quarry in kenya, separated the nonmuslims, and executed them. Alshabaab behind restaurant gun and bomb attack near turkish embassy in mogadishu alshabaab terrorists from the alqaeda affiliate group targeted a restaurant in the somali capital. By martin plaut explaining the attack journalists have pointed to. Al shabaab arabic for the youth, an islamic militant group that seeks to create an islamic state in somalia, formed in 2004 as the militant wing of the islamic courts union icu, a network of islamist militant tribes. Somalias islamist militant group al shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack, which took place on sunday night in mpeketoni, a town that lies on the indian ocean coastline that runs north. Analysis on the al shabaab video on mpeketoni attack.
We begin here in nairobi where security experts have been studying the chilling video released by somalia militant group alshabaab, on last. How the attack on the kenyan soldiers in somalia was planned. Alshabaab video shows how far it lags behind in jihadi. Al shabaab militants kill scores of people in mpeketoni, kenya. Attack shows that alshabaab is still a potent threat to kenya.
Five killed and ps elmaawy injured in lamu al shabaab. Dozens were killed sunday night when the suspected islamist gunmen in minibuses sped into the coastal kenyan town, shooting soccer fans watching a world cup match in a television hall and. The ugandan security services, with the assistance of the u. Witnesses say dozens killed in alshabaab attack on kenyan. Us africa command denies any somali civilians killed and says key al. Cfr backgrounders, council on foreign relations, mar. The somaliabased alshabaab militant group claimed responsibility, but the kenyan president uhuru kenyatta asserted that the attacks were organized by local politicians with ties to a network of gangs. She was taken to mpeketoni hospital before she was airlifted to nairobi.
Alshabaab has unveiled a chilling video of its bloody rampage in mpeketoni and poromoko villages of lamu county on june 16 and 17 last year that confirms survivors claims that white jihadists. Fresh details of shabaab attack on ps maawy emerge. Alshabaab has released a propaganda video on the attack on the kenya defence forces camp at eladde, somalia. Alshabaab release film of mass raid attack on kenyan forces by tres thomas on april 11, 2016 5 the daily nation has a summary of alshabaabs newest media release, which focuses on its midjanuary mass raid on an amisom base in somalia where the group claimed to kill over 100 kenyan soldiers. Alshabaab release propaganda video on mpeketoni attack. Somalia may not necessarily lead to fewer attacks, since alshabaab has. A police officer has been killed and two others injured after a vehicle they were travelling in was ambushed by al shabaab militants at milihoi area in lamu county. Alshabaab releases new video on kulbiyow attack harar24. Police foil shabaab terror attack video daily nation. Alshabaab news, views, gossip, pictures, video mirror.
Alshabab claims responsibility for mpeketoni attack the. Extremist group says the 20 attack on the westgate mall in nairobi. People gather around the wrekage of a car in mpeketoni, in lamu county along. Between 15 june and 17 june 2014, more than 60 people were killed in attacks in and near mpeketoni, kenya. After alshabaabs leaders publicly ordered their fighters to attack african union au peacekeeping troops based in mogadishu, a suicide vehicle bomber detonated near an au base in the capital. The assumption that tends to pervade such coverage is that women play no role in alshabaab beyond boosting. Alshabaab attack pandanguo police post in lamu standard reporter 05th jul 2017 08. The attacks which took place on the 6and 7 july respectively claimed the lives of more than 60 people, terrified civilians and caused a major rift among kenyan politicians. Alshabaab, an al qaedalinked militant group based in somalia, claimed responsibility for the deadly attack at kenyan mall on saturday. The attackers killed 147 and injured 79 before detonating suicide vests when cornered by security forces. See, for example, daughters of alshabaab, video, al jazeera, 27 november 2018.
Alshabaab in the video claims that the woolwich attack was a result of british foreign policy, for killing muslims and for aiding the united states in their war of terror. The mpeketoni, kenya, attack that killed at least 50 people over the weekend was likely the work of the alshabaab islamist terrorist group, police said. Later that year, al shabaab released a video formally pledging allegiance to al qaeda. The star newspaper claims that alshabaab are holding 10 other kenyan soldiers hostage the hostages only describe details of the attack that highlight alshabaabs success in overrunning the base and incurring mass casualties, signalling the beginning of a. Mpeketoni attackers including the president making a highlevel visit to lamu.
Alshabaab militants kill 36 in kenya quarry youtube. While not as sprawling as the oneandahalf hour mpeketoni product, it is still a ponderous 48 minutes long try bluetoothing that to your pal. Running for approximately an hour, the video entitled they are not welcome shows the armed islamic group as they begin their dawn raid with a vehicleborne improvised explosive device. Tweet describes the photo as mujahideen of east africa. Militants from al shabaab staged a 19hour siege of dusitd2, a fivestar hotel in the kenyan. Militants from alshabaab have claimed responsibility for a second attack on kenyas coast that killed at least 10, just a day after an assault on.
Alshababs media wing, alkataib foundation, released a new video of the january 2017 attack on the kenya defence forces base in the somali town of kulbiyow. Background report alshabaab attack on garissa university in kenya on thursday, april 2, gunmen attacked garissa university in eastern kenya, near the border with somalia. Exclusive video of al shabaab mpeketoni attack released. Although kenya has made considerable progress this weeks attack shows that alshabaab is still strong, viable and able to take advantage of kenyan weaknesses. Background report, national consortium for the study of terrorism and responses to terrorism, apr. August 31, 2015 photo of an al shabaab brigade tweeted from an islamic state affiliated twitter account. Five killed and ps mariam elmaawy injured in lamu al shabaab attack. Two al shabaab members killed during the botched raid in lamu on sunday have now been identified as a british national and a commander who led the mpeketoni raid last year. The militants shot men in a hotel, and told women to watch, according to a. Katharine petrich, alshabaabs mata hari network, war on the rocks, 14 august 2018.
As alshabaab video products go, its not one of the better ones. A man looks at the wreckage of a 14seater minibus in mpeketoni, in lamu county along the kenyan coast, after some 50 heavilyarmed gunmen attacked the. Fresh details of shabaab attack on ps maawy emerge daily. The magazine gaidi mtaani as well as videos such as mujahideen moments feature. Somali militant group alshabaab has released a new video on tuesday showing footage of the june 2014 attack in the kenyan coastal town of mpeketoni, for which it claimed the responsibility. Suspected alshabaab militants kill 48 people in coastal town of mpeketoni. Somali militant group, alshabab claimed responsibility on monday for an overnight attack on the kenyan coastal town of mpeketoni that killed at least 49 people, some of them soccer fans at a. Alshabaab releases chilling video about mpeketoni attack. Alshabaab releases video of mpeketoni, kenya attack. Repelling the kenyan proxies english and somali released. We begin here in nairobi where security experts have been studying the chilling video released by somalia militant group alshabaab, on last years mpeketoni attack. Dozens killed in al shabaab attack on kenyan coastal city. A propaganda video released by the somali militant group alshabaab, threatening attacks against shopping centres in the west, smacks of a bid to remain relevant as. A video detailing the aborted al shabaab raid in a kenya defense base in lamu has been released.
Police have foiled a major terrorist attack after fighting off gunmen, killing one and arresting two others after which they found a cache of arms including 36 grenades and five automatic rifles. In the video, the group shows how it ambushed kenyan soldiers with little resistance, using a vehicle loaded with explosives commandeered by a suicide bomber, which detonates at the entrance of. Alshabaab releases hour long video on woolwich attack. News uk home news alshabaab video calls for attacks on london shopping centres including oxford street and westfield. Mpeketoni attack was done by local networks, kenyas. The somali islamist group, alshabaab, has today released a video on the july attacks in the kenyan coastal towns of mpeketoni and poromoko, in lamu county. Correspondents from the area suggested that the attacks may have been motivated by. Since the end of the ethiopian occupation in 2008, alshabab has continued to its efforts to establish sharia domestically and attack government representatives and african mission forces, while also adapting its foreign targets from ethiopia to kenya following a brief kenyan invasion in 2011. Alshabaab release audio of kenyan military hostages.