by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 16, 2014 | World
Mombasa, Reuters—At least 48 people were killed when gunmen in two minibuses sped into a town on Kenya’s coast, shooting soccer fans gathered to watch a World Cup match in a television hall and targeting hotels and a bank, police and witnesses said on Monday....
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 15, 2014 | World
Nairobi, AP—Dozens of foreign fighters have defected from the Al-Qaida-linked militant group in Somalia due to internal disputes, and many of those men have moved into Kenya, a security official said. Since early last year Kenyan security officials have observed...
by James Denselow | Nov 28, 2013 | Book Reviews
[inset_left]Out of the Mountains: The Coming Age of the Urban GuerrillaBy David KilcullenPublished by Hurst & Company368 pagesLondon, 2013[/inset_left]On September 21 this year—the International Day of Peace—David Kilcullen arrived in the United Kingdom to give a...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 25, 2013 | World
Nairobi, AP—Some refugees fleeing insecurity from neighboring countries have abused Kenyan hospitality by planning terror attacks against the country, Kenya’s internal security minister said Friday, in an apparent reference to last month’s terrorist attack...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 5, 2013 | World
Mogadishu, AP—Foreign military forces carried out a pre-dawn strike Saturday against foreign fighters in the same southern Somalia village where US Navy SEALS four years ago killed a most-wanted Al-Qaeda operative, officials said. The strike was carried out in the...
