Al Shabab
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Al-Shabab siege at Somali hotel ends, 24 dead: Official
World | Mar 28, 2015, 11:57 PM ISTMogadishu (Somalia): Blood spattered utensils, bullet- pocked walls and overturned chairs mark the reception area of a prominent hotel in the Somali capital following an attack by Islamic extremists that killed at least 24, including
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Shopping mall in the West on alert post al Shabab threats
World | Feb 23, 2015, 03:44 PM ISTJohannesburg: A video purported to be by Somalia's al-Qaida-linked rebel group al-Shabab urged Muslims to attack shopping malls in the U.S., Canada, Britain and other Western countries.US authorities said there was “no credible” evidence suggesting
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Ahmad Umar named al-Shabab's new leader
World | Sep 07, 2014, 06:39 AM ISTMogadishu: Somalia's Islamist militant group al-Shabab has appointed Ahmad Umar as successor to its former leader Ahmed Abdi Godane who was killed in a US air strike.Umar's name was announced in an online statement by
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29 killed in twin attacks in Kenya
World | Jul 06, 2014, 06:17 PM ISTNairobi: At least 29 people were killed and a number of houses torched in twin attacks in two counties in Kenya, the interior ministry said on Sunday.BBC quoting witnesses said heavily armed men raided a
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Kenya mall attack: Al Shabab claims, 137 killed in massacre
World | Sep 25, 2013, 05:13 PM ISTNairobi, Kenya: The militant group behind the takeover of a Nairobi mall claimed Wednesday that Kenyan government assault team carried out “a demolition” of the building, burying 137 hostages in rubble. A government spokesman denied
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Kenya mall siege over, Death toll 67 could jump by another 60 or more
World | Sep 25, 2013, 12:36 PM ISTNairobi: "Just seeing dead bodies," Kenya prepared for the gruesome task of recovering dozens more victims than initially feared after its president declared an end Tuesday to the four-day siege of a Nairobi mall by
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Kenya mall massacre: Al Shabab threatens to carry out more such attacks
World | Sep 24, 2013, 04:48 PM ISTMogadishu, Somalia: Al Shabab, the terrorist outfit that carried out the Westgate shopping mall massacre in Nairobi, has threatened more such attacks in Kenya, its spokesperson Sheikh Abulaziz Abu Muscab told Al Jazeera TV reporter
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A look at the victims of the Kenya mall attack
World | Sep 24, 2013, 04:11 PM ISTNairobi: The victims of the attack on the upscale Westgate Mall in Kenya's capital were from around the world. Here are details about some of those who were killed or wounded.AUSTRALIAArchitect Ross Langdon worked in
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Latest updates: Timeline of Nairobi mall terror attack, Day Two
World | Sep 22, 2013, 07:17 PM ISTNairobi/New Delhi: Following is the timeline with latest updates on Nairobi Westgate mall terror standoff: 4:30 IST: Cabinet Secretary for the Interior Joe Lenku says, 59 people have been killed and 175 injured. 10 to
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Six killed in attack on Kenyan police posts
World | May 26, 2013, 11:44 PM ISTNairobi, May 26: Kenya's police chief said gunmen believed to be Somali militants killed six people in an attack on police posts near Kenya's border with Somalia on Saturday night.Inspector General of police David Kimaiyo